heypolyglot
Italian

sfiancare

/sfjaŋˈkare/verbC1
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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)
WordWord forms
sfiancareinfinitive
sfiancoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sfianchiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sfiancaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sfianchiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sfiancateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sfiancanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sfiancavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sfiancaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sfiancavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sfiancavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sfiancavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sfiancavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sfiancaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sfiancastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sfiancòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sfiancammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sfiancasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sfiancaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sfiancheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sfiancheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sfiancheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sfiancheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sfianchereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sfiancherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sfianchisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sfianchisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sfianchisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sfianchiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sfianchiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sfianchinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sfiancassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sfiancassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sfiancassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sfiancassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sfiancastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sfiancasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sfianchereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sfiancheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sfiancherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sfiancheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sfiancheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sfiancherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sfiancaimperative · singular · 2nd person
sfianchiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sfiancateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sfiancandogerund
sfiancatopast · 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').

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