heypolyglot
Italian

trasparire

/tras.paˈri.re/verbC1
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Meaning

show through, emerge

  • to be faintly visible through a surface (light, color, text)
  • to become evident or come across indirectly (feelings, intentions)

In a sentence

Dalle sue parole traspare una profonda delusione.

From his words a deep disappointment shows through.

Cercava di sembrare calmo, ma non riusciva a non lasciar trasparire l'ansia.

He tried to seem calm, but he couldn't help letting his anxiety show.

È trasparsa subito la vera intenzione dietro quella proposta?

Did the real intention behind that proposal come across right away?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
trasparireinfinitive
traspaioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
traspariindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
traspareindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
traspariamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
traspariteindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
traspaionoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
trasparivoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
traspariviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
trasparivaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
trasparivamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
trasparivateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
trasparivanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
trasparviindicative · past · singular · 1st person
trasparistiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
trasparveindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
trasparimmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
trasparisteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
trasparveroindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
traspariròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
traspariraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
traspariràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
traspariremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
trasparireteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
trasparirannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
traspaiasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
traspaiasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
traspaiasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
traspariamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
traspariatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
traspaianosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
trasparissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
trasparissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
trasparissesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
trasparissimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
trasparistesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
trasparisserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
trasparireiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
traspariresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
trasparirebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
traspariremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
traspariresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
trasparirebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
traspariimperative · singular · 2nd person
traspariamoimperative · plural · 1st person
traspariteimperative · plural · 2nd person
trasparendogerund
trasparsopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'essere' in compound tenses ('è trasparso').
  • Mostly used in the 3rd person singular or plural ('traspare', 'traspaiono').
  • present: traspaio, traspari, traspare, traspariamo, trasparite, traspaiono
  • past participle trasparso

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