recuperato
The English word 'recovered' is translated into Italian as recuperato.
recuperato is used to describe having found or regained something that was lost or stolen. Beyond this meaning, it is also used in technical or physical contexts to mean 'retrieved' or 'reclaimed'.
How does it change in a sentence?
recuperato is the past participle of the verb recuperare. As a past participle, its ending changes to agree with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: recuperata for feminine singular, recuperati for masculine plural and recuperate for feminine plural. To express the present perfect tense 'I have recovered', use the phrase ho recuperato.
Did you know?
- While recuperato means 'recovered', Italians do not use it for recovering from an illness. To say someone has recovered their health, they use the verb guarire or the phrase essere guarito.
- Sports fans use recupero to describe 'stoppage time' or 'injury time' at the end of a football match. This is the time 'recovered' by the referee to compensate for pauses in play.
- If you are a student in Italy and you have 'recovered' a missed exam or a failed grade, you would use the verb recuperare to describe the process of making up the credit.
Examples in context
- Il corpo di Tom non fu mai recuperato.Tom's body was never recovered.This sentence is useful for describing a body that was not found using recuperato.Tatoeba #5833685 by Guybrush88, translation #5104962 by CK
- La polizia ha recuperato i soldi rubati.The police recovered the stolen money.This sentence shows the use of recuperato regarding recovered stolen money.Tatoeba #2745216 by Guybrush88, translation #2163166 by Source_VOA
- La polizia ha recuperato i gioielli rubati.The police recovered the stolen jewelry.This sentence shows the use of recuperato regarding recovered stolen jewelry.Tatoeba #6060394 by Guybrush88, translation #238242 by CK
- Il paziente è guarito completamente.The patient has fully recovered.
- Dopo la pausa, si è rimessa dall'affaticamento.After the break, she recovered from fatigue.
- Dopo l'influenza, è ristabilito completamente.After the flu, he is completely recovered.
- La cantante si è ristabilita dopo l'intervento chirurgico.The singer has recovered after the surgery.
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Example conversation
Lorenzo and Giulia are talking about a lost item at home.
- GiuliaHai recuperato il mio portafoglio?Did you recover my wallet?
- LorenzoSì, l'ho recuperato sotto il divano.Yes, I recovered it under the sofa.
- GiuliaGrazie mille, Lorenzo!Thanks a lot, Lorenzo!
- LorenzoDi nulla, Giulia.You're welcome, Giulia.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
