crepare

(spaccarsi) crack

colloq (morire) kick the bucket colloq crepare dalle risa split one's sides laughing

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crepare v. intr.

1 (fendersi) to crack, to split (asunder)

2 (fam.) (scoppiare) to burst*, to die (of sthg.): sto crepando di sete, I'm dying of thirst; crepare dalle risa, to split one's sides laughing; crepare di rabbia, to fume with rage; crepare di salute, to be in the pink of health (o to be bursting with health)

3 (fam.) (morire) to snuff it, to croak: scommetto che i miei eredi si augurano che io crepi in fretta, I bet my heirs hope I snuff it soon; crepare solo come un cane, to die like a dog; era noioso da crepare, it was deadly dull // crepi l'avarizia, to hell with (o hang) the expense // crepa!, drop dead!

◘ creparsi v. intr. pron. to crack: l'intonaco si crepa in più punti, the plaster is cracking in several places.

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[kre'pare]

1. vi

(aus essere) (fam : morire) to kick the bucket, snuff it Brit

crepare dal ridere o dalle risa — to kill o.s. laughing, split one's sides laughing

crepare dall'invidia — to be green with envy

2. vip (creparsi)

(spaccarsi) to crack

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[kre'pare] 1.

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) colloq. (scoppiare) to burst*

crepare dal caldo, dal freddo — to stew, to freeze (to death)

crepare di invidia, gelosia — to be eaten up o consumed with envy, jealousy

crepare dalle risate — to kill oneself laughing, to laugh fit to burst

2) pop. (morire) to croak, to pop off, to kick the bucket, to peg out, to snuff it

crepa! — drop dead!

2.

verbo pronominale creparsi [terra, muro] to crack, to split*; [labbra] to chap, to crack; [vetro] to crack

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crepi l'avarizia! — to hell with the expense! hang the expense!

crepare di salute — to be bursting with health

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crepare

/kre'pare/ [1]

I verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere)

 1 colloq. (scoppiare) to burst*; crepare dal caldo, dal freddo to stew, to freeze (to death); crepare di invidia, gelosia to be eaten up o consumed with envy, jealousy; crepare dalle risate to kill oneself laughing, to laugh fit to burst

 2 pop. (morire) to croak, to pop off, to kick the bucket, to peg out, to snuff it; crepa! drop dead!

II creparsi verbo pronominale

 [terra, muro] to crack, to split*; [labbra] to chap, to crack; [vetro] to crack

IDIOMS

crepi l'avarizia! to hell with the expense! hang the expense! crepare di salute to be bursting with health.