spillare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spilˈla.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: spil‧là‧re
Etymology 1
Verb
spillàre (first-person singular present spìllo, first-person singular past historic spillài, past participle spillàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
Conjugation
Conjugation of spillàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 2
Verb
spillàre (first-person singular present spìllo, first-person singular past historic spillài, past participle spillàto, auxiliary avére or (in reference to liquid leaking out) èssere)
- (transitive) to tap (a barrel)
- (transitive, figurative) to wangle, to steal (money) little by little
- (intransitive, uncommon) to leak slowly (of liquid) [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, uncommon) to leak slowly (of a container) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of spillàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In reference to liquid leaking out.