What does balena in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word balena in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use balena in Italian.
The word balena in Italian means whale, overweight person, flash, come to in a flash, knock them dead!, whale bone. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word balena
whalesostantivo femminile (grosso cetaceo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ieri dalla nave abbiamo visto delle balene che nuotavano in lontananza. We saw some whales swimming in the distance from the ship yesterday. |
overweight personsostantivo femminile (figurato, spregiativo, offensivo (persona molto grassa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Luisa è diventata una balena da quando non viene più in palestra. Luisa has become a whale since she stopped coming to the gym. |
flashverbo intransitivo (emettere un lampo) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Un lampo è appena balenato in cielo. |
come to in a flashverbo intransitivo (figurato (pensare improvvisamente) (idea) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Mi è balenata in testa un'idea sensazionale. A fantastic idea popped into my head. |
knock them dead!(rude way of wishing someone luck) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Da te non mi sarei mai aspettato un augurio volgare come "in culo alla balena". I would never have imagined someone like you wish me "knock them dead"! |
whale bone
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