Meaning
to wobble, to totter
- to shake, wobble, or lose steady balance
- figuratively, to become unstable or uncertain (e.g., an idea, power, relationship)
In a sentence
La vecchia sedia traballa ogni volta che mi siedo.
The old chair wobbles every time I sit down.
Dopo il colpo, l'avversario ha iniziato a traballare.
After the hit, the opponent started to totter.
Le sue certezze hanno cominciato a traballare dopo quella notizia.
His certainties began to wobble after that news.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| traballare | infinitive |
| traballo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| traballi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| traballa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| traballiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| traballate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| traballano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| traballavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| traballavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| traballava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| traballavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| traballavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| traballavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| traballai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| traballasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| traballò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| traballammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| traballaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| traballarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| traballerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| traballerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| traballerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| traballeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| traballerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| traballeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| traballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| traballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| traballi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| traballiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| traballiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| traballino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| traballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| traballassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| traballasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| traballassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| traballaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| traballassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| traballerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| traballeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| traballerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| traballeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| traballereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| traballerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| traballa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| traballiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| traballate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| traballando | gerund |
| traballato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking 'avere' in compound tenses: 'ha traballato'.