Meaning
to blab, spill beans
- to reveal a secret thoughtlessly or maliciously; to blab
In a sentence
Chi ha spifferato la data della festa a sorpresa?
Who blabbed the date of the surprise party?
Prometti che non spiffererai niente a nessuno.
Promise that you won't spill anything to anyone.
Marco ha spifferato subito il piano al nostro capo.
Marco immediately blabbed the plan to our boss.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spifferare | infinitive |
| spiffero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spifferi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spiffera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spifferiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spifferate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spifferavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spifferavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spifferava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spifferavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spifferavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spifferai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spifferasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spifferò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spifferammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spifferaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spiffererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spiffererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spiffererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spiffereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spiffererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spiffereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spifferi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spifferi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spifferi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spifferiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spifferiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spifferassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spifferassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spifferasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spifferassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spifferaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spiffererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spiffereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spiffererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spiffereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spifferereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spiffererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spiffera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spifferiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spifferate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spifferando | gerund |
| spifferato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: avoid in formal or professional contexts.
- Takes a direct object ('spifferare il segreto') or stands alone.