Meaning
to tap, wheedle, staple
- to draw or tap (beer or wine) from a cask or keg
- to wheedle or extract money from someone through deceit or persuasion
- to join sheets of paper together with a staple
In a sentence
Il barista spilla una birra fresca per ogni cliente al bancone.
The bartender taps a cold beer for every customer at the counter.
Quel truffatore gli ha spillato un sacco di soldi con una finta promessa.
That con artist wheedled a lot of money out of him with a fake promise.
Puoi spillare questi fogli insieme prima di consegnarli all'insegnante?
Can you staple these sheets together before handing them to the teacher?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spillare | infinitive |
| spillo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spilli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spilla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spilliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spillate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spillano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spillavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spillavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spillava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spillavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spillavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spillavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spillai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spillasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spillò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spillammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spillaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spillarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spillerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spillerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spillerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spilleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spillerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spilleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spilliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spilliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spillino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spillasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spillassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spillaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spillassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spillerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spilleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spillerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spilleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spillereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spillerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spilla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spilliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spillate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spillando | gerund |
| spillato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the direct object of the thing tapped or extorted, and indirect object for the victim ('spillare soldi a qcn').