appassito
The English word "wilted" is translated into Italian as appassito.
appassito is used to describe plants that are drooping or losing their shape because they lack water. Beyond its literal use for plants, it can also be used metaphorically to describe people who appear pale, tired or drained of energy.
Meaning: (of plants) drooping due to lack of water (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective appassito is derived from the intransitive verb appassire, which means to wilt or fade.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective appassito must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use appassita for feminine singular nouns, such as la pianta (the plant) and use appassiti for masculine plural nouns, such as i fiori (the flowers).
Did you know?
- In Italian, you can use appassionato to describe a person who is 'passionate', sharing the same root as the word for 'wilted'.
- In Italian culinary terms, appassito describes a specific technique for drying vegetables or fruits, such as pomodori appassiti (wilted tomatoes), to concentrate their sugars and flavors.
- The verb appassire can also be used to describe a flame or a light that is slowly dying out.
Examples in context
- Il fiore è appassito.The flower is wilted.This sentence shows how to use the form appassito to describe a flower.Tatoeba #12764229 by Guybrush88, translation #12761496 by ataraxy
- Il mazzo di rose è apparso appassito.The bouquet of roses appeared wilted.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
