heypolyglot
Italian

sputtanare

/sput.taˈna.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,254

Meaning

to expose; squander

  • to discredit, shame, or blow someone's cover publicly
  • to squander or blow money or a valuable opportunity
  • (reflexive) to ruin one's own reputation

In a sentence

Ha sputtanato il suo collega davanti a tutto l'ufficio.

He publicly shamed his colleague in front of the entire office.

Non sputtanare tutti i tuoi risparmi in una sola sera!

Don't blow all your savings in a single night!

Se menti ancora, finirai per sputtanarti definitivamente.

If you keep lying, you will end up completely ruining your reputation.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
sputtanareinfinitive
sputtanoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sputtaniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sputtanaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sputtaniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sputtanateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sputtananoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sputtanavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sputtanaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sputtanavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sputtanavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sputtanavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sputtanavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sputtanaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sputtanastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sputtanòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sputtanammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sputtanasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sputtanaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sputtaneròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sputtaneraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sputtaneràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sputtaneremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sputtanereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sputtanerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sputtanisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sputtanisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sputtanisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sputtaniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sputtaniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sputtaninosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sputtanassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sputtanassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sputtanassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sputtanassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sputtanastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sputtanasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sputtanereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sputtaneresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sputtanerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sputtaneremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sputtaneresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sputtanerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sputtanaimperative · singular · 2nd person
sputtaniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sputtanateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sputtanandogerund
sputtanatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
  • Contains the root 'puttana'; strongly colloquial and offensive in formal contexts.

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