fracassar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing of Italian fracassare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fɾə.kəˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fɾa.kaˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

fracassar (first-person singular present fracasso, first-person singular preterite fracassí, past participle fracassat)

1. (intransitive) to fail

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fracassar (first conjugation)

infinitive			fracassar
gerund			fracassant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fracassat		fracassada
		plural		fracassats		fracassades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fracasso	fracasses	fracassa	fracassem	fracasseu	fracassen
	imperfect	fracassava	fracassaves	fracassava	fracassàvem	fracassàveu	fracassaven
	future	fracassaré	fracassaràs	fracassarà	fracassarem	fracassareu	fracassaran
	preterite	fracassí	fracassares	fracassà	fracassàrem	fracassàreu	fracassaren
	conditional	fracassaria	fracassaries	fracassaria	fracassaríem	fracassaríeu	fracassarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fracassi	fracassis	fracassi	fracassem	fracasseu	fracassin
	imperfect	fracassés	fracassessis	fracassés	fracasséssim	fracasséssiu	fracassessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	fracassa	fracassi	fracassem	fracasseu	fracassin
	negative (no)	—	no fracassis	no fracassi	no fracassem	no fracasseu	no fracassin

Derived terms

• fracassat

Related terms

• fracàs

Further reading

• “fracassar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin [Term?], from Latin infra quassare.

Verb

fracassar

1. to fail

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		fracassar			aver fracassat
gerund		fracassant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fracassat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fracassi	fracassas	fracassa	fracassam	fracassatz	fracassan
	imperfect	fracassavi	fracassavas	fracassava	fracassàvem	fracassàvetz	fracassavan
	preterite	fracassèri	fracassères	fracassèt	fracassèrem	fracassèretz	fracassèron
	future	fracassarai	fracassaràs	fracassarà	fracassarem	fracassaretz	fracassaràn
	conditional	fracassariái	fracassariás	fracassariá	fracassariam	fracassariatz	fracassarián
	conditional 2nd form1	fracassèra	fracassèras	fracassèra	fracasseram	fracasseratz	fracassèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracasse	fracassem	fracassetz	fracassen
	imperfect	fracassèssi	fracassèsses	fracassèsse	fracassèssem	fracassèssetz	fracassèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fracassa		fracassem	fracassatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		fracassar			aver fracassat
gerund		fracassant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fracassat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracassa	fracassam	fracassatz	fracasson
	imperfect	fracassave	fracassaves	fracassava	fracassaviam	fracassaviatz	fracassavon
	preterite	fracassere	fracasseres	fracasset	fracassem	fracassetz	fracasseron
	future	fracassarai	fracassaràs	fracassará	fracassarem	fracassaretz	fracassarán
	conditional	fracassariá	fracassariás	fracassariá	fracassariam	fracassariatz	fracassarián
	conditional 2nd form1	fracassèra	fracassèras	fracassèra	fracasseram	fracasseratz	fracassèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracasse	fracassassiam	fracassassiatz	fracasson
	imperfect	fracassesse	fracassesses	fracassesse	fracassessiam	fracassessiatz	fracassesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fracassa		fracassassiam	fracassatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		fracassar			aver fracassat
gerund		fracassant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fracassat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fracassi	fracassas	fracassa	fracassam	fracassatz	fracassan
	imperfect	fracassavi	fracassavas	fracassava	fracassàvam	fracassàvatz	fracassavan
	preterite	fracassèi	fracassès	fracassè	fracassèm	fracassètz	fracassèn
	future	fracassarèi	fracassaràs	fracassarà	fracassaram	fracassaratz	fracassaràn
	conditional	fracassarí	fracassarés	fracassaré	fracassarem	fracassaretz	fracassarén
	conditional 2nd form1	fracassèra	fracassèras	fracassèra	fracasseram	fracasseratz	fracassèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fracassi	fracasses	fracasse	fracassem	fracassetz	fracassen
	imperfect	fracassèssi	fracassèsses	fracassèsse	fracassèssem	fracassèssetz	fracassèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fracassa		fracassem	fracassatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		fracassar			aver fracassat
gerund		fracassant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fracassat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fracasse	fracassas	fracassa	fracassam	fracassatz	fracassan
	imperfect	fracassava	fracassavas	fracassava	fracassàvam	fracassàvatz	fracassavan
	preterite	fracassei	fracasseras	fracasset	fracassèram	fracassèratz	fracasseran
	future	fracassarai	fracassaràs	fracassará	fracassarem	fracassaretz	fracassarán
	conditional	fracassariá	fracassariàs	fracassariá	fracassariam	fracassariatz	fracassarián
	conditional 2nd form1	fracassèra	fracassèras	fracassèra	fracasseram	fracasseratz	fracassèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracasse	fracassem	fracassetz	fracassen
	imperfect	fracassèsse	fracassèsses	fracassèsse	fracassèssem	fracassèssetz	fracassèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fracassa		fracassem	fracassatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		fracassar			aver fracassat
gerund		fracassant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fracassat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracassa	fracassam	fracassatz	fracassan
	imperfect	fracassavi	fracassavas	fracassava	fracassàvem	fracassàvetz	fracassavan
	preterite	fracassère	fracassères	fracassèt	fracasseriam	fracasseriatz	fracassèron
	future	fracassarai	fracassaràs	fracassarà	fracassarem	fracassaretz	fracassaràn
	conditional	fracassariáu	fracassariás	fracassariá	fracassariam	fracassariatz	fracassarián
	conditional 2nd form1	fracassèra	fracassèras	fracassèra	fracasseram	fracasseratz	fracassèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fracasse	fracasses	fracasse	fracassem	fracassetz	fracassan
	imperfect	fracassèsse	fracassèsses	fracassèsse	fracassessiam	fracassessiatz	fracassèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fracassa		fracassem	fracassatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• fracàs

Portuguese

Etymology

From fracasso (“failure”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾa.kaˈsa(ʁ)/ [fɾa.kaˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾa.kaˈsa(ʁ)/ [fɾa.kaˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fɾa.kaˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾa.kaˈsa(ʁ)/ [fɾa.kaˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾa.kaˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ.kɐˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ.kɐˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ.kɐˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: fra‧cas‧sar

Verb

fracassar (first-person singular present fracasso, first-person singular preterite fracassei, past participle fracassado)

1. (intransitive) to fail (to be unsuccessful)

   Synonym: falhar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fracassar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fracassar
Personal	fracassar	fracassares	fracassar	fracassarmos	fracassardes	fracassarem
Gerund
	fracassando
Past participle
Masculine	fracassado			fracassados
Feminine	fracassada			fracassadas
Indicative
Present	fracasso	fracassas	fracassa	fracassamos	fracassais	fracassam
Imperfect	fracassava	fracassavas	fracassava	fracassávamos	fracassáveis	fracassavam
Preterite	fracassei	fracassaste	fracassou	fracassamos1, fracassámos2	fracassastes	fracassaram
Pluperfect	fracassara	fracassaras	fracassara	fracassáramos	fracassáreis	fracassaram
Future	fracassarei	fracassarás	fracassará	fracassaremos	fracassareis	fracassarão
Conditional	fracassaria	fracassarias	fracassaria	fracassaríamos	fracassaríeis	fracassariam
Subjunctive
Present	fracasse	fracasses	fracasse	fracassemos	fracasseis	fracassem
Imperfect	fracassasse	fracassasses	fracassasse	fracassássemos	fracassásseis	fracassassem
Future	fracassar	fracassares	fracassar	fracassarmos	fracassardes	fracassarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fracassa	fracasse	fracassemos	fracassai	fracassem
Negative (não)		não fracasses	não fracasse	não fracassemos	não fracasseis	não fracassem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• fracasso