masticare

to chew

m a s . t i ˈk a . r e
mastic chew + are Infinitive
verb Rare #27,053
to chew
IT: Devo masticare lentamente.
EN: I have to chew slowly.
Conjugation of masticare
masticare
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second mastichi —
Third mastica —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second mastica —
Third mastichi —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mastichi —
Second mastichi —
Third mastichi —
Past

Masticare mi fa male!

Chewing hurts me!

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

E cominciò a masticare.

And he began to chew.

E a masticare tabacco come un uomo.

And chew tobacco like a man.

— Titanic (1997)

Riesco a malapena a masticare.

I can barely chew.

— Whiplash (2014)

Smettila di masticare, Kate!

Stop chewing, Kate!

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Ci metterà di più a masticare, guadagneremo tempo.

It'll take them longer to chew, so we'll gain some time.

— Tumbbad (2018)

Era così preoccupato che fece masticare fiori di latte a mia madre.

He was so worried that he made my mother chew milk flowers.

— Wicked (2024)

Da allora, qualcuno dovette masticare il cibo a posto suo.

From then on, someone had to chew his food for him.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Vedo che cominci a fargli masticare i numeri.

I see you're starting to make him crunch numbers.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Mordi più di quanto tu possa masticare e ti ritroverai allo zoo.

Bite off more than you can chew and you'll find yourself at the zoo.

— Brother (1997)