Meaning
to massacre; beat up
- to kill a large number of people brutally
- (informal) to beat up severely; to exhaust or wear someone out
In a sentence
Durante la guerra i soldati massacrarono centinaia di civili.
During the war the soldiers massacred hundreds of civilians.
Questo turno di lavoro straordinario mi sta massacrando la schiena.
This overtime shift is destroying my back.
Non massacrarti di lavoro prima del fine settimana!
Don't work yourself to exhaustion before the weekend!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| massacrare | infinitive |
| massacro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| massacri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| massacra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| massacriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| massacrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| massacravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| massacravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| massacrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| massacravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| massacravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| massacravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| massacrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| massacrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| massacrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| massacrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| massacraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| massacrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| massacrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| massacrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| massacreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| massacrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| massacreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| massacri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| massacri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| massacri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| massacriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| massacriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| massacrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| massacrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| massacrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| massacrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| massacraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| massacrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| massacreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| massacrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| massacreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| massacrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| massacra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| massacriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| massacrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| massacrando | gerund |
| massacrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The second sense is informal.
- Often used colloquially in the reflexive 'massacrarsi' to mean pushing oneself to exhaustion (e.g. at work or gym).