Significado
to ride (a horse)
- to sit astride on
- to pass by (a place) with a horse
- to take advantage of (a situation created by someone else); to be opportunistic; to ride the wave

En una frase
Da piccolo, cavalcavo il pony di mio zio.
As a child, I rode my uncle's pony.
Hai mai cavalcato senza sella in campagna?
Have you ever ridden without a saddle in the countryside?
Non voglio cavalcare la tua idea per farmi notare.
I don't want to ride your idea just to get noticed.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| cavalcare | infinitive |
| cavalchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| cavalco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| cavalcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cavalcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| cavalcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| cavalcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| cavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| cavalchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| cavalcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| cavalchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| cavalcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| cavalchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| cavalcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| cavalca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| cavalcando | gerund |
| cavalcato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- For vehicles, use guidare, not cavalcare: cavalcare is for horses, bikes metaphorically, or figurative exploitation of trends/issues.
- In figurative use, it often sounds critical: cavalcare la polemica suggests opportunistically exploiting controversy.
- With avere in compound tenses: ho cavalcato per ore. Reflexive forms are uncommon.