io escludo

I rule out, I exclude

e s ˈk l u . d o → escludere
es out, from + clud close; shut + o 1st-person singular present
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense Rare #35,677
I rule out, I exclude Often used with a possibility or outcome, especially in the negative: “I don’t rule it out.”
IT: Escludo questa possibilità.
EN: I rule out this possibility.
Conjugation of escludere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First escludo —

Lo escludo, ne conosciamo le conseguenze.

I exclude it, we know the consequences.

— L'onda (2008)

Ma non escludo nulla.

But I'm not ruling anything out.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Al momento lo escludo, ma una mia cara amica ha fatto questa scelta.

At the moment, I’m ruling it out, but a close friend of mine made that choice.

— Audition (2000)

No, io escludo questa ipotesi.

No, I exclude this hypothesis.

— Vivere (1952)

Non lo escludo.

I don't rule it out.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Non è polmonite, lo escludo.

It’s not pneumonia; I can rule that out.

— Il nastro bianco (2009)

Lo escludo.

I rule it out.

— Departures (2008)

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