Significado
exterminate, wipe out
- to kill or destroy completely, wiping out an entire population or group
- to eradicate pests or insects systematically
En una frase
Una grave epidemia ha rischiato di sterminare l'intera fauna locale.
A severe epidemic risked wiping out the entire local wildlife.
L'esercito invasore cercò di sterminare ogni forma di resistenza.
The invading army tried to wipe out every form of resistance.
Non dobbiamo sterminare gli insetti utili per proteggere le coltivazioni.
We must not exterminate beneficial insects to protect crops.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sterminare | infinitive |
| stermino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stermini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stermina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sterminiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sterminate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sterminano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sterminavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sterminavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sterminava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sterminavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sterminavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sterminavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sterminai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sterminasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sterminò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sterminammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sterminaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sterminarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sterminerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sterminerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sterminerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stermineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sterminerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stermineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stermini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stermini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Notas de uso
- Takes auxiliary avere.
- A strong, serious verb; for casual eradication of insects, 'disinfestare' or 'eliminare' is often used.