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Italian - English (British) translations for "indossare"

"indossare" Italian translation

Translation

wear

Definition

"indossare" means "to wear" in English.

Part of speech

verb

Translations

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Meaning: to wear (clothing)

Mi piace indossare abiti eleganti.

I like to wear elegant clothes.

Meaning: to put on

Devi indossare la maschera per entrare nel laboratorio.

You must put on the mask to enter the laboratory.

Meaning: to don

Indossa il cappotto prima di uscire, fa freddo fuori.

Don the coat before going out, it's cold outside.

Meaning: to sport

Oggi decido di indossare un nuovo taglio di capelli.

Today I decide to sport a new haircut.

Meaning: to assume

Non devi indossare una maschera per piacere agli altri.

You don't have to assume a mask to please others.


Conjugations

Present

  • io indosso
  • tu indossi
  • lui/lei indossa
  • noi indossiamo
  • voi indossate
  • loro indossano

Past

  • io ho indossato
  • tu hai indossato
  • lui/lei ha indossato
  • noi abbiamo indossato
  • voi avete indossato
  • loro hanno indossato

Future

  • io indosserò
  • tu indosserai
  • lui/lei indosserà
  • noi indosseremo
  • voi indosserete
  • loro indosseranno

Pluperfect

  • io avevo indossato
  • tu avevi indossato
  • lui/lei aveva indossato
  • noi avevamo indossato
  • voi avevate indossato
  • loro avevano indossato

Simple Past

  • io indossai
  • tu indossasti
  • lui/lei indossò
  • noi indossammo
  • voi indossaste
  • loro indossarono

Examples

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A1: Io indosso una maglietta rossa.

A1: I wear a red t-shirt.

A1: Lui indossa gli occhiali da sole.

A1: He wears sunglasses.

A1: Noi indossiamo i cappelli quando fa freddo.

A1: We wear hats when it's cold.

B1: Ho indossato un abito elegante alla festa.

B1: I wore a fancy dress at the party.

B1: Stavo indossando le scarpe nuove quando ho incontrato il mio amico.

B1: I was wearing my new shoes when I met my friend.

B1: Indosseremo i nostri costumi da bagno per andare in spiaggia domani.

B1: We will wear our swimsuits to go to the beach tomorrow.

C1: Avevo indossato un cappotto pesante ma faceva troppo caldo.

C1: I had worn a heavy coat but it was too hot.

C1: Quando arriverai, avrò già indossato il mio vestito da sera.

C1: When you arrive, I will have already put on my evening dress.

C1: Se avessi saputo che era un'occasione formale, avrei indossato un abito più elegante.

C1: If I had known it was a formal occasion, I would have worn a more elegant dress.


Advanced Description

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The verb "indossare" is used to express the action of wearing something, such as clothes or accessories. It is commonly used when talking about putting on or donning garments.

For example, if you want to say "I am wearing a red dress", you would say "Indosso un vestito rosso". In this case, "indossare" is conjugated in the first person singular form "indosso" to match the subject pronoun "io" (I).

This verb can also be used in different tenses and with different subjects to indicate who is wearing something. For instance, "Tu indossi una maglietta blu" means "You are wearing a blue T-shirt", where "tu" (you) is the subject pronoun and "indossi" is the second person singular form of the verb.

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