Significado
to associate, link
- to associate, to link (in one's mind)
- to unite, to combine
- to take (someone) into partnership, to make (someone) a member, to bring (someone) (into a group)
- to harmonize (conflicting ideas)
En una frase
Abbiamo associato Luca al nostro piccolo progetto.
We brought Luca into our small project.
Spesso associamo quel profumo ai ricordi d'infanzia.
We often associate that scent with childhood memories.
Non riesco ad associare i suoi due messaggi.
I can't connect his two messages.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| associare | infinitive |
| associamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| associo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| associate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| associ | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| associano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| associa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| associavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| associavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| associavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| associavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| associavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| associava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| associammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| associai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| associaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| associasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| associarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| associò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assoceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assocerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assocerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assocerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assoceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assocerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| associamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| associ | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| associate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| associ | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| associno | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| associ | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| associassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| associassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| associaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| associassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| associassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| associasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assoceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assocerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assocereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assoceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assocerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assocerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| associamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| associate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| associa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| associando | gerund |
| associato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Very common as associare A a B: learners often wrongly use con. Example: Associo il rosso al pericolo.
- For mental links, prefer associare; for joining things physically, unire or collegare is often more natural.
- In business or legal contexts, associare qualcuno can mean admitting someone as a partner or member; this use is more formal.