Significado
to desist, give up
- to cease doing something or abandon an action or plan
- to refrain from continuing an attempt or effort
En una frase
La polizia ha convinto i manifestanti a desistere dalla protesta.
The police persuaded the protesters to desist from the protest.
Nonostante i numerosi ostacoli, il ricercatore non ha voluto desistere.
Despite the numerous obstacles, the researcher refused to give up.
Perché non desisti da questa causa legale così costosa?
Why don't you give up on this very expensive lawsuit?
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| desistere | infinitive |
| desisto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| desisti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desiste | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desistiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| desistete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desistono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desistevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| desistevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| desisteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| desistevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| desistevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| desistevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| desistei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| desistesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| desisté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| desistemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| desisteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| desisterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| desisterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| desisterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| desisterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| desisteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| desisterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| desisteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| desista | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| desista | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desista | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desistiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| desistiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desistano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desistessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| desistessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| desistesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| desistessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| desisteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| desistessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| desisterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| desisteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desisterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desisteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| desistereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desisterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desisti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| desistiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| desistete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| desistendo | gerund |
| desistito | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Formal: common in written Italian, news reports, and formal speech.
- Typically takes the preposition 'da' before a noun or an infinitive ('desistere da un proposito').
- past participle desistito