Significado
to prune, trim
- to cut back branches or shoots of a tree or plant to encourage growth or shape it
- to trim or cut back excessive details or expenses (figurative)

Em uma frase
In febbraio il giardiniere pota sempre gli ulivi prima che fioriscano.
In February, the gardener always prunes the olive trees before they blossom.
Hai già potato i rami secchi del melo?
Have you already trimmed the dry branches off the apple tree?
L'azienda ha dovuto potare i costi di produzione per evitare perdite.
The company had to trim production costs to avoid losses.
Formas da palavra (48)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| potare | infinitive |
| poto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| poti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pota | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| potiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| potate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| potano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| potavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| potavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| potava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| potavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| potavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| potavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| potai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| potasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| potò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| potammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| potaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| potarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| poterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| poterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| poterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| poteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| poterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| poteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| poti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| poti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| potiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| potiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| potino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| potassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| potassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| potasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| potassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| potaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| potassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| poterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| poteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| poterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| poteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| potereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| poterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pota | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| potiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| potate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| potando | gerund |
| potato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Regular -are verb taking 'avere'.
- The noun for the action is 'potatura'.