heypolyglot
Italian

traboccare

/tra.bokˈka.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,877

Meaning

to overflow

  • to overflow or spill over the brim (of a liquid or container)
  • to be filled to overflowing with an emotion or quality

In a sentence

L'acqua della vasca è traboccata sul pavimento.

The bathwater overflowed onto the floor.

Il suo cuore trabocca di gratitudine per l'aiuto ricevuto.

Her heart overflows with gratitude for the help received.

Chiudi il rubinetto prima che il lavandino trabocchi!

Turn off the tap before the sink overflows!

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
traboccareinfinitive
traboccoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
trabocchiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
traboccaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
trabocchiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
traboccateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
traboccanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
traboccavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
traboccaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
traboccavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
traboccavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
traboccavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
traboccavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
traboccaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
traboccastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
traboccòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
traboccammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
traboccasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
traboccaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
traboccheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
traboccheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
traboccheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
traboccheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
trabocchereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
traboccherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
trabocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
trabocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
trabocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
trabocchiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
trabocchiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
trabocchinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
traboccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
traboccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
traboccassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
traboccassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
traboccastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
traboccasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
trabocchereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
traboccheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
traboccherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
traboccheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
traboccheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
traboccherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
traboccaimperative · singular · 2nd person
trabocchiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
traboccateimperative · plural · 2nd person
traboccandogerund
traboccatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'essere' when intransitive, indicating overflowing.
  • Forms with -ch- before -e- or -i- to preserve the hard sound (e.g., 'trabocchi').

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