strappare

Italian

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍀𐍉𐌽 (*strappōn), from Latin struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφον (stróphon, “rope”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /strapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: strap‧pà‧re

Verb

strappĂ re (first-person singular present strĂ ppo, first-person singular past historic strappĂ i, past participle strappĂ to, auxiliary avĂŠre)

  1. (transitive) to remove violently, to snatch
    il ladro le ha strappato il telefonino di mano
    the thief took her cell phone from her hands
    1. to force (someone) away (from)
      strappare un figlio dalla famiglia ― to take a child away from his family
    2. to tear, to rip, to tear out, to pull
      strappare una foglia dal sottobosco ― to tear away a leaf from the underbrush
  2. (transitive) to tear up
  3. to get with stubborn commitment
    strappare un buon voto
    to get a good grade (e.g. after having begged for it)
    1. to extort
    2. (tennis) to take control of the game while the opponent is serving
  4. (transitive, politics) to cease being a member of a certain political party
  5. (intransitive, automotive) to judder [auxiliary avere]
  6. (intransitive, sports) to sprint [auxiliary avere]
  7. (intransitive, music) to pluck off as in piano playing by throwing off a note or chord with a rapid but light turn of the wrist [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation
    Conjugation of strappĂ re (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive strappĂ re
auxiliary verb avĂŠre gerund strappĂ ndo
present participle strappĂ nte past participle strappĂ to
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present strĂ ppo strĂ ppi strĂ ppa strappiĂ mo strappĂ te strĂ ppano
imperfect strappĂ vo strappĂ vi strappĂ va strappavĂ mo strappavĂ te strappĂ vano
past historic strappài strappàsti strappò strappàmmo strappàste strappàrono
future strapperò strapperài strapperà strapperÊmo strapperÊte strapperànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present strapperèi strapperÊsti strapperèbbe, strapperÊbbe strapperÊmmo strapperÊste strapperèbbero, strapperÊbbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present strĂ ppi strĂ ppi strĂ ppi strappiĂ mo strappiĂ te strĂ ppino
imperfect strappĂ ssi strappĂ ssi strappĂ sse strappĂ ssimo strappĂ ste strappĂ ssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
strĂ ppa strĂ ppi strappiĂ mo strappĂ te strĂ ppino
negative imperative non strappĂ re non strĂ ppi non strappiĂ mo non strappĂ te non strĂ ppino

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