rompere

See also: romperé

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rumpere, present active infinitive of rumpō, from Proto-Italic *rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti ~ *Hrumpénti (“to break”), from the root *Hrewp-.

• Cognate with French rompre, Spanish romper

Verb

rompere

1. (transitive, intransitive) to break
2. (colloquial, euphemistic) to screw with, to be a pain in the ass (shortening of rompere le palle or rompere i coglioni)

   Non la smetteva di rompere.

   He did not stop being a pain in the ass.

   Smettila di rompermi le palle!

   Stop being such a pain in the ass.

Derived terms

• rompersi

Related terms

• corrompere
• rotto
• rottura

Anagrams

• premerò