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vaporizzare

/vaporidˈdzare/verbC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 21,714

Meaning

vaporize, spray

  • to spray or atomize a liquid into fine droplets
  • to turn or cause to turn into vapour or gas

In a sentence

Vaporizza un po' d'acqua sulle foglie della pianta ogni mattina.

Spray a little water on the plant's leaves every morning.

Il calore intenso ha fatto vaporizzare il liquido in pochi secondi.

The intense heat caused the liquid to vaporize in a few seconds.

Non vaporizzare il profumo direttamente sugli indumenti delicati.

Do not spray perfume directly onto delicate garments.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
vaporizzareinfinitive
vaporizzoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
vaporizziindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
vaporizziamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
vaporizzateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
vaporizzaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
vaporizzavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
vaporizzavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
vaporizzastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
vaporizzammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
vaporizzasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
vaporizzeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
vaporizzeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
vaporizzereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
vaporizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
vaporizziamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
vaporizziatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
vaporizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
vaporizzassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
vaporizzastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
vaporizzeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
vaporizzerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
vaporizzeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
vaporizzeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
vaporizzaimperative · singular · 2nd person
vaporizziamoimperative · plural · 1st person
vaporizzateimperative · plural · 2nd person
vaporizzandogerund
vaporizzatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'vaporizzarsi' takes 'essere'.
  • Commonly used for perfumes, plant misters, cleaning sprays, as well as in physics.

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