Significado
to brandish, to wave
- To hold and shake or wave something, especially a weapon or threatening object.
En una frase
L'uomo avanzava minaccioso brandendo un bastone di ferro.
The man approached menacingly, brandishing an iron bar.
Nel film medievale i cavalieri brandiscono pesanti spade d'acciaio.
In the medieval film, the knights brandish heavy steel swords.
Perché quel manifestante brandiva un cartello contro i giornalisti?
Why was that protester waving a sign against the journalists?
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| brandire | infinitive |
| brandisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| brandisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brandisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brandiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| brandite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brandiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brandivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brandivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brandiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brandivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brandivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brandivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brandii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| brandisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| brandì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| brandimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| brandiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| brandirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| brandirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| brandirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| brandirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| brandiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| brandirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| brandiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| brandisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| brandisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brandisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brandiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| brandiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brandiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brandissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brandissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brandisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brandissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brandiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brandissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brandirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| brandiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brandirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brandiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| brandireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brandirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brandisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| brandiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| brandite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| brandendo | gerund |
| brandito | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Belongs to the -isc- third conjugation (brandisco, brandisci, brandisce).
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Has a distinctly dramatic or literary flavour in modern Italian.