What does bello in Italian mean?

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

The word bello in Italian means beautiful, nice, mild, considerable, significant, fine, upright, beauty, good-looking man, nice weather, beautiful weather, beautiful, nice, intentionally, aesthete, person of good taste, art lover, as beautiful as a summer's day, Mommy's sweetheart, Mother's sweetheart, out of your league, How beautiful!, How wonderful!, What are you up to?, interesting, nice, make beautiful, set the terms, set the agenda, the best is yet to come, don't take a joke too far, don't push it too far, it takes all kinds, it takes all sorts, direct high-speed Milan-Rome train, don't draw out the joke, get to the point, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, a face only a mother could love, a face only a mother could love, it takes some good effort. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bello

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.

beautiful, nice

aggettivo (plurale di bello)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Che bei capelli che ti ha fatto il parrucchiere.

intentionally

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

aesthete, person of good taste, art lover

(esteta)

Carla è notoriamente un'amante del bello.
Carla is a notorious aesthete.

as beautiful as a summer's day

(literally, as beautiful as the sun)

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

Mommy's sweetheart, Mother's sweetheart

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

out of your league

(beautiful and unattainable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
She'll never agree to go out with me. She's totally out of my league.

How beautiful!, How wonderful!

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Che bello! Possiamo finalmente prenderci un fine settimana lungo di relax.
Cool! We can finally have a long weekend full of relaxation.

What are you up to?

(informale (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Che fai di bello stasera?

interesting, nice

locuzione aggettivale (interessante, carino)

Che fai di bello stasera?
Are you doing anything interesting this evening?

make beautiful

set the terms, set the agenda

(exercise complete control)

the best is yet to come

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

don't take a joke too far, don't push it too far

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

it takes all kinds, it takes all sorts

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

direct high-speed Milan-Rome train

don't draw out the joke, get to the point

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

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

a face only a mother could love

(person)

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

a face only a mother could love

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

it takes some good effort

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