Significado
to speculate
- to engage in risky financial transactions in the hope of quick gain
- to form theories or conjectures about a subject without firm evidence
En una frase
Alcuni fondi d'investimento continuano a speculare sulle materie prime.
Some investment funds continue to speculate on commodities.
È inutile speculare sulle ragioni delle sue dimissioni senza prove certe.
It is useless to speculate on the reasons for his resignation without certain proof.
L'azienda non intende speculare sulle difficoltà temporanee dei fornitori.
The company does not intend to profit off the temporary difficulties of its suppliers.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| speculare | infinitive |
| speculo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| specula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| speculavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| speculavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| speculava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| speculavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| speculavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| speculavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| speculai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| speculasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| speculò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| speculammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| speculaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| specularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| speculerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| speculerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| speculerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| speculeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| speculerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| speculeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| speculassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| speculassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| speculasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| speculassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| speculaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| speculassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| speculerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| speculerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| specula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| speculiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| speculate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| speculando | gerund |
| speculato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- When referring to finance or topics, it commonly takes the preposition 'su' ('speculare sul mercato').