Meaning
to detonate, to explode
- to explode violently and suddenly, or cause an explosive to do so
- figuratively, to break out or erupt with sudden violence
In a sentence
L'ordigno bellico ha detonato in una zona disabitata.
The warhead detonated in an uninhabited area.
Gli esperti hanno fatto detonare la bomba in totale sicurezza.
The experts detonated the bomb in total safety.
Nessuno sa spiegare perché la miscela di gas abbia detonato così all'improvviso.
No one can explain why the gas mixture detonated so suddenly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| detonare | infinitive |
| detono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| detoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| detona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| detoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| detonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| detonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| detonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| detonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| detonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| detonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| detonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| detonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| detonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| detonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| detonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| detonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| detonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| detonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| detonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| detonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| detoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| detonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| detoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| detoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| detoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| detoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| detoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| detoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| detonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| detonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| detonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| detonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| detonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| detonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| detonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| detoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| detonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| detoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| detonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| detonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| detona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| detoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| detonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| detonando | gerund |
| detonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Primarily intransitive in Italian, conjugated with 'avere'. Can be used transitively in technical contexts.