What does bella in Italian mean?

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

The word bella in Italian means looker, tie-breaker, fair copy, daylily, beautiful, nice, mild, considerable, significant, fine, upright, beauty, good-looking man, nice weather, beautiful weather, bel, beautiful, on purpose, intentionally, deliberately, misguided person, be a nice age, be in a quandary, final draft, look good, No kidding!, hot chick, babe, well fit, well presented, Nice valor!, how beautiful!, What a surprise!, You don't say!, no s***!, no s*** Sherlock!, Well played!, there's a big difference (between and ), What a rip-off, What a bummer, what a nice discovery!, and so on and so forth, make a good impression, in plain view, clearly visible, Sleeping Beauty, good life, high life, during spring and summer, during good weather, when the weather is good, take on a tough task, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bella

looker

sostantivo femminile (figurato (fidanzata) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quando ci presenterai la tua bella? Siamo tutti curiosi di conoscerla.
When are you going to introduce us to your beautiful woman? We're all curious to meet her.

tie-breaker

sostantivo femminile (sport: partita di spareggio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Domani ci alleniamo sperando di vincere la bella.
We will practise tomorrow and hope to win the tie-breaker.

fair copy

sostantivo femminile (bella copia di un testo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non sono riuscita a copiare il tema in bella e ho chiesto alla maestra di considerare valida la brutta copia.
I wasn't able to make a fair copy of my essay so I asked the teacher to look at my draft copy.

daylily

sostantivo femminile (botanica: bella di giorno) (flower)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho piantato una bella nel mio giardino.
I planted a daylily in my garden.

beautiful

aggettivo (che attrae esteticamente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tuo figlio è bello da togliere il fiato.
Your son is so handsome he takes your breath away.

nice, mild

aggettivo (clima: mite, clemente) (climate)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il tempo domani sarà bello con temperature fino ai 25 gradi.
The weather tomorrow will be fair (or: nice) with highs of 25 degrees.

considerable, significant

aggettivo (enfatico (considerevole, significativo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ho raccolto un bel po' di funghi.
I gathered a considerable amount of mushrooms.

fine

aggettivo (ironico (brutto, cattivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hai combinato proprio un bel guaio!
It's quite a mess you've gotten into.

upright

aggettivo (moralmente buono, virtuoso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tua figlia ha davvero un bel carattere.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Mark is very virtuous and always helps people in need.

beauty

sostantivo maschile (ciò che è bello) (that which is beautiful)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laura è amante del bello e per questo colleziona opere d'arte.
Laura loves beauty, which is why she collects works of art.

good-looking man

(bell'uomo o donna)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vieni, bello, abbiamo bisogno di ballerini attraenti nel nostro cast!
Come here, you hunk, we need attractive dancers in our cast!

nice weather, beautiful weather

sostantivo maschile (bel tempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con il bello andiamo sicuramente a fare una gita in montagna.
If there's nice weather we'll definitely take a trip to the mountains.

bel

sostantivo maschile (tecnico (suono: unità di misura) (acoustical measurement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quanti bel hai misurato?
How many bels have you measured?

beautiful

aggettivo (bello)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Con quel bel faccino sarà sicuramente il preferito delle professoresse.
With that beautiful little face he'll surely be his teachers' darling.

on purpose, intentionally, deliberately

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

misguided person

(ignorant, self-righteous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a nice age

be in a quandary

(situazione problematica)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Con questa inaspettata variazione di programma abbiamo una bella gatta da pelare.

final draft

look good

sostantivo femminile (esito positivo)

No kidding!

hot chick, babe, well fit

(volgare, possibilmente offensivo (coarse form of appreciation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

well presented

Nice valor!

(sarcastic)

how beautiful!

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

What a surprise!, You don't say!, no s***!, no s*** Sherlock!

(ironic or sarcastic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Well played!

(in response to witty remark)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

there's a big difference (between and )

What a rip-off, What a bummer

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

what a nice discovery!

and so on and so forth

make a good impression

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

in plain view, clearly visible

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Sleeping Beauty

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

good life, high life

sostantivo femminile (figurato (vita agiata, lussuosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

during spring and summer, during good weather, when the weather is good

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take on a tough task

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

you're the best thing that's ever happened to me

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