crepare

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to crack
2. to no longer be able to contain or tolerate; to burst [with di or da ‘from (an emotion, sensation, etc.)’]
3. (derogatory, intransitive, often, vulgar) to croak, to die (typically of animals)

Concepts

crack

burst

die

💀

croak

split

break

dent

drop dead

exit

expire

explode

fall

go

kick off

kick the bucket

pass

pass away

perish

pierce

pop off

puncture

scratch

snuff it

cash in one’s chips

blow

give-up the ghost

buy the farm

choke

cleave

conk

decease

Synonyms

morire

💀

rompere

incrinare

scoppiare

stecchire

rompersi

screpolare

bucarsi

decedere

💀

frazionare

scheggiare

schiattare

spaccare

spezzettare

spirare

trapassare

fessurare

andarsene

andare agli alberi pizzuti

aprire

dividere

fendere

mancare

pungere

bucare

Translations

crever

morir

💀

krepieren

spalten

rajar

barsten

agrietarse

bersten

in Stücke schlagen

zerplatzen

zerspalten

zerspringen

fêler

zerknacken

platzen

Hyphenated as

cre‧pà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kreˈpa.re/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crepāre (“to rattle, creak, crack”).
The informal sense of 'die' is shared with both the French and Romanian cognates crever and crăpa.