Meaning
to wear out, exhaust
- to wear someone out completely, drain their physical or mental energy
In a sentence
Quel lungo allenamento in salita ha finito per sfiancare l'intera squadra.
That long uphill training ended up wearing out the entire team.
Non sfiancarti lavorando fino a tarda notte senza fare pause.
Don't wear yourself out working until late at night without taking breaks.
Queste continue discussioni burocratiche sfiancano anche i più pazienti.
These endless bureaucratic arguments exhaust even the most patient people.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfiancare | infinitive |
| sfianco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfianchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfianca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfianchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfiancavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfiancavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfiancava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfiancavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfiancai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sfiancasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sfiancò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sfiancammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sfiancherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sfiancherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sfiancherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sfiancheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sfianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfianchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfianchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfianchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfianchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfiancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sfiancassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sfiancasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sfiancassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sfiancherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sfiancheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sfiancherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sfiancheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sfianchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sfianca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sfianchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sfiancate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sfiancando | gerund |
| sfiancato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling quirk: takes 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g. 'sfianchiamo', 'sfiancherò').
- Often used in the reflexive form 'sfiancarsi' ('to wear oneself out').