crepare
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verb
- to crack
- to no longer be able to contain or tolerate; to burst [with di or da ‘from (an emotion, sensation, etc.)’]
- to croak, to dietypically of animals
Forms
Present
| I | crepo |
|---|---|
| you | crepi |
| he, she, it | crepa |
| we | crepiamo |
| you (plural) | crepate |
| they | crepano |
Imperfect
| I | crepavo |
|---|---|
| you | crepavi |
| he, she, it | crepava |
| we | crepavamo |
| you (plural) | crepavate |
| they | crepavano |
Past historic
| I | crepai |
|---|---|
| you | crepasti |
| he, she, it | crepò |
| we | crepammo |
| you (plural) | crepaste |
| they | creparono |
Future
| I | creperò |
|---|---|
| you | creperai |
| he, she, it | creperà |
| we | creperemo |
| you (plural) | creperete |
| they | creperanno |
Conditional
| I | creperei |
|---|---|
| you | creperesti |
| he, she, it | creperebbe |
| we | creperemmo |
| you (plural) | crepereste |
| they | creperebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | crepi |
|---|---|
| you | crepi |
| he, she, it | crepi |
| we | crepiamo |
| you (plural) | crepiate |
| they | crepino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | crepassi |
|---|---|
| you | crepassi |
| he, she, it | crepasse |
| we | crepassimo |
| you (plural) | crepaste |
| they | crepassero |
Imperative
| you | crepa |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | crepi |
| we | crepiamo |
| you (plural) | crepate |
| they | crepino |
Other forms
| infinitive | crepare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Sulla montagna si aprì una lunga crepa a forma di M.On the mountain a long crack opened in the shape of an M.B1La notte del Vajont — The Night of the Vajont
- Il nonno dice che si può crepare dal ridere con i vicini.The grandfather says you could die laughing with the neighbours.B2Di nuovo, per favore (18) — Again, please (18) (B2)
- Il nonno dice che si può crepare dal caldo in quell'aula.The grandfather says you could die of heat in that courtroom.B2Di nuovo, per favore (29) — Again, please (29) (B2)
- Il cellulare del professore è vecchio e comincia a crepare sullo schermo.The teacher's mobile is old and is starting to crack on the screen.B2Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- aprirsito open; to open up
- fendersito split, to cleave
- incrinarsito crack; to deteriorate
- moriredeath
- rompersireflexive of rompere; to break
- schiattareto burst, to croak (typically from eating too much); to die
- scoppiareto explode, to burst; to burst out, to break out, to explode (of emotions, of a war, etc.)
- screpolarsito chap or crack