Meaning
to rob, burgle
- To empty out or burgle a place completely, stealing its valuables.
- Informally, to clear out or exhaust supplies somewhere.
In a sentence
I ladri hanno svaligiato la gioielleria durante la notte.
Thieves burgled the jewelry store during the night.
Hanno davvero svaligiato l'appartamento al piano di sopra?
Did they really burgle the apartment upstairs?
Fortunatamente l'allarme ha evitato che svaligiassero il negozio.
Fortunately, the alarm prevented them from ransacking the shop.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| svaligiare | infinitive |
| svaligio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| svaligi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svaligia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svaligiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| svaligiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svaligiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svaligiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svaligiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svaligiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svaligiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svaligiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svaligiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svaligiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| svaligiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svaligiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| svaligiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| svaligiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| svaligiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| svaligerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| svaligerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| svaligerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| svaligeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| svaligerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| svaligeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| svaligi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| svaligi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Takes the place burgled as its direct object ('svaligiare una casa', not the person).
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.