WordsfumareMeaningto fall through, to fade awayPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseItalianLessonFuture in the past with the imperfect (diceva che arrivava)Usages of sfumareHa detto che l'affare sfumava senza un chiarimento.He said that the deal would fall through without a clarification.Glielo avevo detto che tutto sfumava, è stata una grande delusione.I had told him that everything would fall through, it was a huge disappointment.