Meaning
to overwhelm, overpower
- to overcome emotionally or physically
- to defeat or dominate an opponent by superior force
In a sentence
Non farti sopraffare dallo stress prima dell'esame.
Don't let yourself be overwhelmed by stress before the exam.
È stato sopraffatto dalla stanchezza ed è andato a letto.
He was overwhelmed by tiredness and went to bed.
La rabbia rischiava di sopraffare ogni decisione razionale.
Anger risked overpowering any rational decision.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sopraffare | infinitive |
| sopraffaccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffai | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffacciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffanno | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffacevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffacevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffaceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffacevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffacevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffacevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffeci | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffacesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffece | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffacemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffaceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffecero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffarò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffarai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffarà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffaremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffarete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffaranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffacciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffacciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffacciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffacesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffacessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffaceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffacessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffarei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sopraffaresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffarebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sopraffaremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffareste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffarebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sopraffa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sopraffacciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sopraffate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sopraffacendo | gerund |
| sopraffatto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugates like fare (sopraffaccio, sopraffeci, etc.). Often found in the passive (essere sopraffatto da).
- present: sopraffaccio, sopraffai, sopraffa, sopraffacciamo, sopraffate, sopraffanno
- past participle sopraffatto