Meaning
fail, reject
- to fail a student in an exam or school year
- to reject or turn down a proposal, bill, or idea
In a sentence
Se non studi seriamente, l'insegnante ti boccerà all'esame.
If you don't study seriously, the teacher will fail you on the exam.
Il parlamento ha bocciato la nuova proposta di legge sul traffico.
Parliament rejected the new bill on traffic.
Marco teme di essere bocciato perché ha troppe insufficienze.
Marco fears failing the year because he has too many failing grades.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bocciare | infinitive |
| boccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bocci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| boccia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bocciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bocciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bocciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bocciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bocciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bocciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bocciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bocciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bocciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bocciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bocciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bocciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bocciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bocciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bocciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| boccerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| boccerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| boccerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bocceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| boccerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bocceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bocci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bocci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bocci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bocciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bocciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| boccino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bocciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bocciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bocciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bocciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bocciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bocciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| boccerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bocceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| boccerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bocceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| boccereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| boccerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| boccia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bocciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bocciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bocciando | gerund |
| bocciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary.
- In Italian school culture, the teacher or board 'boccia' the student (e.g., 'il professore l'ha bocciato').
- The opposite is 'promuovere' (to pass).