stressante
The English word "stressful" is translated into Italian as stressante.
The word stressante is used to describe something that is irritating or causes stress. It is a loanword adapted from the English word "stressful" into Italian spelling and pronunciation.
Meaning: irritating, causing stress (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form stressante is used for singular nouns. When describing multiple things, use the plural form stressanti.
Did you know?
- To describe a person who is stressed, Italians do not use stressante but rather stressato. Using stressante would mean the person is the cause of the stress for others.
- Italian has no single ancient word for 'stress' because the concept as a psychological state was imported from English-speaking psychology in the 20th century.
- In many Italian contexts, describing a person as stressante can be more of an insult than describing a situation, implying the person is inherently bothersome.
Examples in context
- Il divorzio è stressante.Divorce is stressful.The sentence shows how to describe divorce using stressante.Tatoeba #6149203 by Guybrush88, translation #6149114 by OsoHombre
- Fu una giornata stressante.It was a stressful day.This sentence uses stressante to describe a specific day.Tatoeba #6926882 by Guybrush88, translation #5012670 by CK
- Tom ha un lavoro molto stressante.Tom has a very stressful job.The sentence illustrates using stressante to describe a job.Tatoeba #6955802 by Guybrush88, translation #1093715 by CK
- La presentazione è stata molto stressante.The presentation was very stressful.
- 18 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Giulia and Lorenzo are talking about their recent travel experience.
- GiuliaIl volo è stato molto stressante per te?Was the flight very stressful for you?
- LorenzoSì, è stato un viaggio stressante.Yes, it was a stressful trip.
- GiuliaMi dispiace, Lorenzo.I'm sorry, Lorenzo.
- LorenzoNon preoccuparti, ora sono rilassato.Don't worry, now I am relaxed.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “stressful” translations and entries stressante, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
