Meaning
brand, stamp
- to label, brand, or stigmatize someone or something negatively
- to stamp or seal an official document
In a sentence
I critici hanno bollato la sua proposta come irrealizzabile.
The critics branded his proposal as unfeasible.
L'impiegato deve prima bollare la ricevuta per renderla valida.
The clerk must first stamp the receipt to make it valid.
Non dovresti bollare quel progetto come un fallimento prima di vederne i risultati.
You shouldn't label that project as a failure before seeing the results.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bollare | infinitive |
| bollo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bolli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bolla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bolliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bollate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bollano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bollavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bollavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bollava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bollavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bollavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bollavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bollai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bollasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bollò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bollammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bollaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bollarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bollerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| bollerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| bollerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bolleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| bollerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bolleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bolli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bolliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bolliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bollino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bollasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bollassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bollaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bollassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bollerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bolleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bollerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bolleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| bollereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bollerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bolla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bolliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bollate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bollando | gerund |
| bollato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often followed by 'come' when meaning 'to brand/label as'.
- Regular -are verb taking 'avere' as its auxiliary.