ammalare

to make (someone) sick, to cause illness

a m . m a ˈl a . r e
verb Rare #33,344
to make (someone) sick, to cause illness Often used reflexively as “ammalarsi” = “to get sick.”
IT: Il virus può ammalare le persone più fragili.
EN: The virus can make the most vulnerable people sick.
Conjugation of ammalare
ammalataammalare
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second ammali
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ammali
Second ammali
Third ammali
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third ammali

Non vi fa ammalare?

Doesn't it make you sick?

Thomasin l'ha fatto ammalare, nel bosco?

Did Thomasin make him sick in the woods?

— The Witch (2016)

Ti ha fatto ammalare?

Did it make you sick?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Ti farò ammalare.

I'll make you sick.

— People we meet on vacation - Un amore in vacanza (2026)

Hai fatto ammalare mamma.

You made mom sick.

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Il sakè economico vi fa ammalare.

Cheap sake makes you sick.

Per farli ammalare.

To make them sick.

— I diabolici (1955)