Meaning
to be delirious
- to be delirious or rave due to high fever or illness
- to talk nonsense or speak wildly
In a sentence
Con quella febbre altissima ha delirato per tutta la notte.
With that very high fever he was delirious all night.
Ma cosa dici? Stai forse delirando?
What are you talking about? Are you raving?
Non ascoltarlo, delira e non sa cosa dice.
Don't listen to him, he is talking nonsense and doesn't know what he's saying.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| delirare | infinitive |
| deliro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| deliri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| delira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deliriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| delirate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| delirano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deliravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deliravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| delirava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deliravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deliravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deliravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| delirai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| delirasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| delirò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| delirammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| deliraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| delirarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| delirerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| delirerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| delirerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| delireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| delirerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| delireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| deliri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| deliri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| deliri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deliriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| deliriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| delirino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| delirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| delirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| delirasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| delirassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deliraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| delirassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| delirerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| delireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| delirerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| delireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| delirereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| delirerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| delira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| deliriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| delirate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| delirando | gerund |
| delirato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used colloquially in questions to accuse someone of talking complete nonsense: 'Ma deliri?' (Are you out of your mind?).