Meaning
to maul, tear apart
- to tear to pieces and devour (by a predator)
- to tear apart aggressively (also figurative)
In a sentence
I lupi affamati hanno sbranato la pecora durante la notte.
The hungry wolves mauled the sheep during the night.
I leoni sbranano la loro preda in pochi minuti nella savana.
The lions tear apart their prey in a few minutes in the savannah.
Aveva così tanta fame che sembrava pronto a sbranare qualsiasi cosa.
He was so hungry that he seemed ready to devour anything.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbranare | infinitive |
| sbrano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbrani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbrana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbraniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbranate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbranavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbranavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbranava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbranavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbranavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbranai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbranasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbranò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbranammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbranaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbranerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbranerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbranerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbraneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbranerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbraneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbraniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbraniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbranassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbranassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbranasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbranassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbranaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbranerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbraneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbranerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbraneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbranereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbrana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbraniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbranate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbranando | gerund |
| sbranato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'brano' ('chunk, piece'). Used literally for beasts tearing prey apart.
- Can be used informally to mean wolfing down food hungrily.