Meaning
to burst in, swoop down
- To arrive suddenly and unexpectedly somewhere; to burst in
- To drop or plunge heavily (often figurative, as of silence or sleep)
- To seal with lead (technical sense)
In a sentence
È piombato a casa mia senza avvisare.
He burst into my house without warning.
Un silenzio pesante è piombato sulla stanza dopo la notizia.
A heavy silence fell over the room after the news.
Perché piombi sempre in ufficio all'ultimo minuto?
Why do you always burst into the office at the last minute?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piombare | infinitive |
| piombo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| piombi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piomba | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piombiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| piombate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piombano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piombavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piombavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piombava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piombavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piombavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piombavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piombai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| piombasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| piombò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| piombammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| piombaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| piombarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| piomberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| piomberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| piomberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| piomberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| piomberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| piomberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| piombi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| piombi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piombi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piombiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| piombiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piombino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piombassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| piombassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| piombasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| piombassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| piombaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| piombassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| piomberei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| piomberesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| piomberebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| piomberemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| piombereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| piomberebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| piomba | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| piombiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| piombate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| piombando | gerund |
| piombato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'essere' when meaning to arrive suddenly or fall into a state; takes 'avere' in transitive senses.