What does attaccare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word attaccare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use attaccare in Italian.
The word attaccare in Italian means attach, attack, assault, begin, stick, cling to, cling to, infect, drink straight from the bottle, talk endlessly to, pick a fight, hang up your hat, hang up, stop cycling, quit cycling. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word attaccare
attachverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (unire più cose con colla, ganci ecc.) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ho attaccato il braccio rotto della statuetta con una colla molto resistente. I glued the statue's broken arm back on using a very strong adhesive. |
attack, assaultverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (assalire, aggredire) (physically or verbally) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") I cani hanno attaccato i ladri sventando il furto. The dogs attacked the robbers and thwarted the burglary. |
beginverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (iniziare, cominciare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non appena ci ha visti il vicino ha attaccato subito con le sue solite lamentele. As soon as our neighbour saw us he started again with his usual complaints. |
stickverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (aderire, appiccicarsi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Mi si è attaccata una gomma da masticare sotto alle scarpe e non riesco a toglierla. I have some chewing gum stuck to the sole of my shoe and I can't get it off. |
cling toverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (tenersi a [qlcs]) Se non mi fossi attaccata al corrimano sarei rotolata giù per le scale. If I hadn't held (or: clung) on to the handrail I would have rolled down the stairs. |
cling toverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato, peggiorativo (fare ricorso a) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Era così disperato per la sua prognosi infausta che aveva iniziato ad attaccarsi alla religione. He was so upset about the terrible prognosis that he began to cling to religion. |
infectverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (contagio, infezione: trasmettere) (illness) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il mio collega mi ha attaccato l'influenza. My colleague infected me with the flu. |
drink straight from the bottle
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talk endlessly to
(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
pick a fightverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (arrivare a litigare con qn) (idiom) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
hang up your hat
(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
hang upverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (terminare la telefonata) "Ci sentiamo presto!", disse Claudia e attaccò il telefono. "Speak soon!", said Claudia and she hung up. |
stop cycling, quit cycling
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