inchiodare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + chiodo (“nail”) + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
inchiodàre (first-person singular present inchiòdo, first-person singular past historic inchiodài, past participle inchiodàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to nail or nail down (to/on)
- to block, to immobilize
- il suo lavoro lo inchioda tutto il giorno alla scrivania
- his job immobilizes him all day long to his desk
- to brake (a vehicle) brusquely
- to find guilty; to frame (someone)
- lui è stato inchiodato dalla polizia
- he was found guilty by the police
- to force (someone) (to face a task, punishment, etc.)
- inchiodarlo ai suoi impegni
- to force him to face his tasks
- (chess) to pin
- (nautical) to beach (a ship)
- (historical) to disable (a muzzle-loaded firearm) by driving a nail into it
- (veterinary medicine) to accidentally drive a nail into (a horse) while shoeing it
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of inchiodàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)