Meaning
to level, to roll out
- To make flat, smooth, or level.
- To roll out dough with a rolling pin.
- To overcome or clear away difficulties figuratively.
In a sentence
Usa il matterello per spianare bene la pasta.
Use the rolling pin to roll out the dough well.
Gli operai hanno spianato il terreno prima di costruire.
The workers leveled the ground before building.
Questo accordo potrebbe spianare la strada a nuove collaborazioni.
This agreement could pave the way for new collaborations.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spianare | infinitive |
| spiano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spiani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spiana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spianiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spianate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spianano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spianavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spianavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spianava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spianavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spianavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spianavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spianai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spianasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spianò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spianammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spianaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spianarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spianerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spianerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spianerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spianeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spianerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spianeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spiani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spiani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spiani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spianiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spianiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spianino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spianassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spianassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spianasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spianassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spianaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spianassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spianerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spianeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spianerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spianeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spianereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spianerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spiana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spianiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spianate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spianando | gerund |
| spianato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In cooking, it specifically means rolling out dough.
- 'Spianare la strada a...' is a common idiom meaning to pave the way for.