Significado
atone for, expiate
- to pay the penalty for a crime, fault, or sin
- to make amends or reparation for wrongdoing
Em uma frase
Il condannato ha già espiato gran parte della sua pena in carcere.
The convicted man has already served most of his sentence in prison.
Nessuna scusa formale potrà mai espiare un tradimento così grave.
No formal apology can ever atone for such a grave betrayal.
Credeva sinceramente di dover espiare gli errori commessi in gioventù.
He sincerely believed he had to atone for the mistakes made in his youth.
Formas da palavra (48)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| espiare | infinitive |
| espio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| espi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| espia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| espiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| espiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| espiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| espiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| espiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| espiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| espiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| espiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| espiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| espiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| espiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| espiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| espiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| espiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| espiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| espierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| espierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| espierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| espieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| espierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| espieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| espi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| espi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| espi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| espiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| espiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| espino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| espiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| espiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| espiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| espiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| espiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| espiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| espierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| espieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| espierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| espieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| espiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| espierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| espia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| espiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| espiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| espiando | gerund |
| espiato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Takes a direct object ('espiare una colpa', 'espiare una pena'). Auxiliary is 'avere'.