What does becchino in Italian mean?

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

The word becchino in Italian means gravedigger, undertaker, peck, peck at, bite, catch, bicker, meet up, get scolded, get reprimanded, guess, boo, run into. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word becchino

gravedigger, undertaker

sostantivo maschile (chi scava tombe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fare il becchino non è più visto come un mestiere disonorevole.
Being an undertaker is no longer seen as a dishonourable job.

peck

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (prendere cibo col becco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il passerotto beccava le briciole dalla mia mano.
The sparrow pecked the crumbs out of my hand.

peck at

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colpire col becco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Si sentiva il picchio che beccava il tronco.
We could hear the woodpecker pecking at the branch.

bite

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (insetti: pizzicare, mordere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi ha beccato una zanzara e ora mi prude il braccio.
A mosquito bit me and my arm itches now.

catch

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (sorprendere, acciuffare qn)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La polizia ha beccato il ladro mentre tentava la fuga.
The police caught (or: surprised) the thief as he tried to escape.

bicker

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (bisticciarsi, punzecchiarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Renzo e Sara si beccano in continuazione ma poi fanno sempre pace.
Renzo and Sara bicker all the time but then they always make up.

meet up

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (colloquiale (incontrarsi) (colloquial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Allora, quand'è che ci becchiamo per un caffè?
So, when are we meeting up for a coffee?

get scolded, get reprimanded

verbo intransitivo (figurato, informale (perdere, buscarle)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Letizia le ha beccate per essere tornata troppo tardi.
Letizia got smacked for getting home too late,

guess

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (ottenere per caso)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho beccato la fila più veloce alle poste e me la sono sbrigata in fretta.
I got lucky with the fastest line at the post office and took care of things quickly.

boo

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (teatro, opera: disapprovare vivacemente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Quanto il soprano ha terminato la sua aria, il pubblico lo ha beccato.
When the soprano finished his aria, the public booed him.

run into

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colloquiale (incontrare) (colloquial)

Ho beccato Marco giù in centro e ci siamo fatti quattro chiacchiere.
I ran into Marco in the city centre and we had a nice chat.

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