Meaning
to wear out, sap
- to weaken, wear down, or exhaust physically or morally
- to crush or break someone's spirit or resistance
In a sentence
Il caldo asfissiante ha fiaccato le energie degli operai.
The stifling heat sapped the workers' energy.
Quella lunga marcia non è riuscita a fiaccare il loro entusiasmo.
That long march failed to crush their enthusiasm.
Le continue delusioni rischiano di fiaccare la sua determinazione.
Continuous disappointments risk wearing down her determination.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fiaccare | infinitive |
| fiacco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiacchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiacca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiacchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiaccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fiaccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fiaccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fiaccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fiaccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fiaccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fiaccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fiaccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fiaccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fiaccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fiaccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fiaccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fiacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiacchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiacchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiacchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiacchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiaccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fiaccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fiaccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fiaccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fiaccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fiaccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fiaccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fiaccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fiacchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fiacca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fiacchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fiaccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fiaccando | gerund |
| fiaccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Needs an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound: fiacchi, fiaccherà.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.