What does abisso in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word abisso in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abisso in Italian.

The word abisso in Italian means abyss, gulf, chasm, abyss, deep, abyss, gulf, chasm, great gap., great quantity, mass, ruin, disaster, hell, Hades, nether world, abyss. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abisso

abyss, gulf, chasm

sostantivo maschile (voragine, baratro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non guardare verso l'abisso.
Don't look into the abyss.

abyss, deep

sostantivo maschile (profondità dei mari)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nave sprofondò negli abissi.
The ship sank into the abyss.

abyss, gulf, chasm, great gap.

sostantivo maschile (figurato (forte distanza o divario) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'è un abisso tra la mia conoscenza informatica e la tua.
There's a great gap between my knowledge of IT and yours.

great quantity, mass

sostantivo maschile (figurato (grande quantità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non ho il coraggio di guardare l'abisso di compiti da correggere che mi aspetta.
I'm not brave enough to look at the mass of homework that I need to correct.

ruin, disaster

sostantivo maschile (figurato (rovina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Claudio è precipitato in un abisso fatto di alcol e droga.
Claudio has fallen into a drink and drug disaster.

hell, Hades, nether world

sostantivo maschile (figurato, letterario (inferno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ore di matematica erano un abisso di terrore.

abyss

sostantivo maschile (araldica) (heraldry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il suo stemma aveva un grosso abisso.

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