Meaning
to sin, be too
- to commit a moral or religious offense; to sin
- to be guilty of an excess or fault; to fall short (with 'di')
In a sentence
Temo che il nostro piano pecchi di eccessivo ottimismo.
I fear that our plan is guilty of excessive optimism.
Ha peccato di prudenza e ha perso una grande occasione.
He erred on the side of caution and missed a great opportunity.
La sua tesi non pecca di superficialità, ma è approfondita e rigorosa.
Her thesis doesn't suffer from superficiality; it is thorough and rigorous.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| peccare | infinitive |
| pecco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pecchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pecca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pecchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| peccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| peccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| peccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| peccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| peccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| peccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| peccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| peccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| peccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| peccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| peccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| peccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| peccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| peccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| peccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| peccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| peccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| peccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pecchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pecchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pecchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| peccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| peccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| peccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| peccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| peccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| peccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| peccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pecchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pecca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pecchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| peccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| peccando | gerund |
| peccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- The construction 'peccare di' means 'to err on the side of' or 'to display too much of' (e.g. peccare di ottimismo).