Meaning
to shag, to screw
- (vulgar slang) to have sexual intercourse; to shag, to screw
- (informal slang, often passive) to fail or reject someone in an exam, election, or contest
In a sentence
Hanno trombato tutta la notte senza preoccuparsi del rumore.
They screwed all night without worrying about the noise.
Il professore lo ha trombato di nuovo all'esame orale.
The professor flunked him again on the oral exam.
Quel candidato sperava di vincere, invece è stato sonoramente trombato.
That candidate hoped to win, but instead he was soundly rejected.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trombare | infinitive |
| trombo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trombi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| tromba | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trombiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| trombate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trombano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trombavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trombavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trombava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trombavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trombavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trombavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trombai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trombasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trombò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| trombammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trombaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trombarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| tromberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| tromberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| tromberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| tromberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| tromberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| tromberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| trombi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trombi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Vulgar: avoid in polite company when meaning to have sex.
- The passive form 'essere trombato' is widely used in school, university, and political jargon to mean failing or getting dropped.