Also means
to die (vulgar)
Usage Note
Crepare is a vulgar or very blunt verb meaning to die, used for both people (insultingly) and animals. It also means to burst or crack — crepare dal ridere means to die laughing. It conjugates regularly (first conjugation). It takes essere as auxiliary in the perfective: è crepato.
Examples
"Stava crepando dal ridere."
Natural Translation
He was dying of laughter.
Literal Translation
He-was cracking from-the laughing.
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