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)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| traboccare | infinitive |
| trabocco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trabocchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trabocca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trabocchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| traboccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| traboccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| traboccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| traboccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| traboccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| traboccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| traboccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| traboccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| traboccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| traboccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| traboccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| traboccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| traboccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| traboccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| traboccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| traboccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| trabocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trabocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trabocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trabocchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| trabocchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trabocchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| traboccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| traboccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| traboccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| traboccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| traboccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| traboccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| traboccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| traboccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| traboccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| trabocchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trabocca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trabocchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| traboccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| traboccando | gerund |
| traboccato | past · 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').