Meaning
to swear, curse
- to curse or swear loudly in anger or frustration
- to call down evil upon someone or something
In a sentence
Ha iniziato a imprecare dopo aver sbattuto il piede contro la porta.
He started cursing after stubbing his foot against the door.
È inutile imprecare contro il destino quando le cose vanno male.
It is useless to curse at fate when things go wrong.
Non imprecare davanti ai bambini, per favore.
Don't swear in front of the children, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imprecare | infinitive |
| impreco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imprechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impreca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imprechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imprecate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imprecavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imprecavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imprecava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imprecavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imprecavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imprecai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imprecasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imprecò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imprecammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imprecaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imprecherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imprecherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imprecherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imprecheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imprecherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imprechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imprechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imprechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imprechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imprechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imprechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imprecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imprecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imprecasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imprecassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imprecaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imprecherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imprecheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imprecherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imprecheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imprechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impreca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imprechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imprecate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imprecando | gerund |
| imprecato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Unlike 'bestemmiare' (which specifically means blaspheming against sacred figures), 'imprecare' can mean cursing more generally.
- Commonly constructed with 'contro' ('imprecare contro qualcuno/qualcosa').