Meaning
to badmouth
- to speak ill of someone behind their back
In a sentence
Non mi piace quando la gente sparla dei colleghi.
I don't like it when people badmouth colleagues.
Perché continui a sparlare di Marco alle sue spalle?
Why do you keep badmouthing Marco behind his back?
Lei non ha mai sparlato di nessuno in ufficio.
She has never badmouthed anyone at the office.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sparlare | infinitive |
| sparlo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sparli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sparliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparlate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparlavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sparlavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sparlava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sparlavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sparlavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sparlai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sparlasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sparlò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sparlammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sparlaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sparlerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sparlerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sparlerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sparleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sparlerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sparleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sparli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sparli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sparliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sparlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sparlasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sparlassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sparlaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sparlerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sparleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sparlerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sparleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sparlereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sparla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sparliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sparlate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sparlando | gerund |
| sparlato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Almost always constructed intransitively with the preposition 'di': 'sparlare di qualcuno'.