Skip to content

riesplodere

to explode again

verb ryeh-SPLO-deh-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

to re-erupt

Usage Note

Riesplodere is a prefixed form of esplodere (to explode), with ri- indicating repetition, equivalent to English 're-explode' or 'to flare up again'. It takes essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses — è riesplosa la polemica ('the controversy has flared up again') — because motion/change-of-state verbs compounded with ri- typically retain the original auxiliary. It is used both literally (a bomb, a volcano) and figuratively (a crisis, a conflict).

Examples

"Il conflitto è riesploso dopo pochi giorni."

Natural Translation

The conflict exploded again after a few days.

Literal Translation

The conflict is re-exploded after few days.

Explore Italian by topic