Meaning
to blunder, screw up
- To make a major mistake, misjudge, or fail completely.
In a sentence
Ho toppato completamente la prima domanda del colloquio.
I completely screwed up the first interview question.
Pensi che abbiamo toppato con questa previsione?
Do you think we blundered with this forecast?
Se non prepari la presentazione, rischi di toppare.
If you don't prepare the presentation, you risk messing up.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| toppare | infinitive |
| toppo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| toppi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| toppa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| toppiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| toppate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| toppano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| toppavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| toppavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| toppava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| toppavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| toppavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| toppavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| toppai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| toppasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| toppò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| toppammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| toppaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| topparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| topperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| topperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| topperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| topperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| topperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| topperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| toppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| toppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| toppi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| toppiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| toppiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| toppino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| toppassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| toppassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| toppasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| toppassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| toppaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| toppassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| topperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| topperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| topperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| topperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| toppereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| topperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| toppa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| toppiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| toppate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| toppando | gerund |
| toppato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in spoken Italian; avoid in formal or academic writing.
- Can be transitive ('toppare una risposta') or intransitive with 'avere'.