Skip to content

crepare

to croak

verb kreh-PAH-reh Rare

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.

Explore Italian by topic