Meaning
to reveal, to unveil
- to reveal, to unveil, to disclose
In a sentence
Non posso svelare il finale del film.
I can't reveal the ending of the movie.
Mi hai svelato il tuo segreto ieri sera.
You revealed your secret to me last night.
Puoi svelare chi ha preso le chiavi?
Can you reveal who took the keys?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| svelare | infinitive |
| sveliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| svelo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| svelate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sveli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svelano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svela | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svelavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svelavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svelavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svelavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svelavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svelava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svelammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| svelai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| svelaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| svelasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svelarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| svelò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sveleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| svelerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| svelerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| svelerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sveleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| svelerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sveliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sveli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sveliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sveli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svelino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sveli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svelassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svelaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svelassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svelasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sveleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| svelerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| svelereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sveleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svelerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svelerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sveliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| svelate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| svela | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| svelando | gerund |
| svelato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often more literary or dramatic than dire or rivelare; common in journalism, mysteries, and formal writing.
- Use svelare un segreto/mistero/complotto. For physically uncovering an object, scoprire is often more natural.
- Regular -are verb; takes avere in compound tenses: ha svelato, not è svelato.