heypolyglot
Italian

dissanguare

/dissanˈɡware/verbC1
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Meaning

bleed dry, drain

  • to bleed dry or drain of blood
  • to drain financially, to bleed white
  • (reflexive: dissanguarsi) to bleed heavily or to bleed to death

In a sentence

I medici hanno fermato l'emorragia prima che il paziente si dissanguasse.

The doctors stopped the hemorrhage before the patient bled to death.

Le spese impreviste per la casa ci stanno letteralmente dissanguando.

The unforeseen house expenses are literally bleeding us dry.

Non possiamo permettere che questa crisi dissangui l'azienda.

We cannot allow this crisis to drain the company.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
dissanguareinfinitive
dissanguoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
dissanguiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
dissanguaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
dissanguiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
dissanguateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
dissanguanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
dissanguavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
dissanguaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
dissanguavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
dissanguavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
dissanguavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
dissanguavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
dissanguaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
dissanguastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
dissanguòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
dissanguammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
dissanguasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
dissanguaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
dissangueròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
dissangueraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
dissangueràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
dissangueremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
dissanguereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
dissanguerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
dissanguisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
dissanguisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
dissanguisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
dissanguiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
dissanguiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
dissanguinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
dissanguassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
dissanguassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
dissanguassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
dissanguassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
dissanguastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
dissanguasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
dissanguereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
dissangueresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
dissanguerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
dissangueremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
dissangueresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
dissanguerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
dissanguaimperative · singular · 2nd person
dissanguiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
dissanguateimperative · plural · 2nd person
dissanguandogerund
dissanguatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Often used reflexively ('dissanguarsi') for severe bleeding or financial ruin.
  • Takes 'avere' in transitive uses and 'essere' when reflexive.

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