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Italian

strattonare

/strattoˈnare/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 43,676

Meaning

to yank, to jerk

  • to pull, jerk, or shake someone or something forcefully and abruptly

In a sentence

Non strattonare il cane al guinzaglio in quel modo brusco.

Don't yank the dog on the leash in that rough way.

Il bambino piangeva e strattonava la giacca della madre.

The child was crying and tugging at his mother's jacket.

I manifestanti sono stati strattonati durante i disordini in piazza.

The protesters were shoved and jerked around during the unrest in the square.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
strattonareinfinitive
strattonoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
strattoniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
strattonaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
strattoniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
strattonateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
strattonanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
strattonavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
strattonaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
strattonavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
strattonavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
strattonavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
strattonavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
strattonaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
strattonastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
strattonòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
strattonammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
strattonasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
strattonaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
strattoneròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
strattoneraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
strattoneràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
strattoneremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
strattonereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
strattonerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
strattonisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
strattonisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
strattonisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
strattoniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
strattoniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
strattoninosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
strattonassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
strattonassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
strattonassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
strattonassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
strattonastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
strattonasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
strattonereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
strattoneresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
strattonerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
strattoneremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
strattoneresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
strattonerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
strattonaimperative · singular · 2nd person
strattoniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
strattonateimperative · plural · 2nd person
strattonandogerund
strattonatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Regular -are verb; auxiliary is 'avere'.
  • Often used when pulling violently on a person's clothes, arm, or a pet's leash.

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