Significado
to belittle, to downplay
- to reduce the perceived value, merit, or importance of someone or something
- to diminish or lessen
En una frase
Cerca sempre di sminuire i successi dei suoi colleghi.
He always tries to belittle his colleagues' achievements.
Non sminuire l'importanza di questo esame finale.
Don't downplay the importance of this final exam.
Perché sminuisci continuamente il tuo talento naturale?
Why do you constantly downplay your natural talent?
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sminuire | infinitive |
| sminuisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sminuivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sminuivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sminuirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sminuirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sminuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sminuiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sminuiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sminuiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sminuireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sminuisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sminuiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sminuite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sminuendo | gerund |
| sminuito | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Follows the '-isc-' conjugation pattern in the present indicative and subjunctive.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.