Meaning
to let go, get off
- to let go
- to give up, quit
- to dump, break up with
- to drop
In a sentence
Non mollare la corda, per favore.
Don't let go of the rope, please.
Hai mollato tutto e sei partito?
Did you drop everything and leave?
Gli ha mollato uno schiaffo davanti a tutti.
She slapped him in front of everyone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mollare | infinitive |
| molliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| mollo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| mollate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| molli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mollano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| molla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mollavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mollavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mollavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mollavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mollavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mollava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mollammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| mollai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| mollaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| mollasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| mollarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| mollò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| molleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| mollerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| mollerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| mollerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| molleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| mollerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| molliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| molli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| molliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| molli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mollino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| molli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mollassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mollaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mollassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mollassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mollasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| molleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| mollerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| mollereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| molleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mollerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mollerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| molliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| mollate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| molla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| mollando | gerund |
| mollato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in speech and informal writing. In formal contexts, prefer lasciare, abbandonare, cedere, or smettere depending on meaning.
- Mollare means quitting or giving up more abruptly than smettere. Mollare tutto sounds like walking away, not just stopping an activity.
- For relationships, mollare qualcuno means dump someone. Non mi mollare means don't leave me, not literally don't let me go.