What does botta in Italian mean?

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

The word botta in Italian means blow, punch, dent, damage, explosion, on the spot, back and forth, stroke of luck, hit, strike, whack, give oneself a pick-me-up, give oneself a boost, to endure, one night stand, wham bam thank you ma'am. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word botta

blow, punch

sostantivo femminile (colpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli ho dato un mucchio di botte.
I dealt him a bunch of blows.

dent

sostantivo femminile (traccia dopo impatto) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pensavo che l'incidente fosse una cosa da niente, ma poi ho notato una botta sulla fiancata sinistra.
I thought nothing of the accident, but then noticed a dent on the left side.

damage

sostantivo femminile (figurato (colpo psicologico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Scoprire che mia moglie mi tradiva è stata una botta.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The side effects brought on by the new pills caused a big setback in Jim's treatment.

explosion

sostantivo femminile (scoppio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Che è successo? Abbiamo sentito una botta dalla camera di Anita.
What happened? We heard a bang coming from Anita's room.

on the spot

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

back and forth

sostantivo maschile (interazione, dialogo) (in conversation or communication)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il loro botta e risposta non ottenne alcun risultato, se non far divertire i presenti.

stroke of luck

hit, strike, whack

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

give oneself a pick-me-up, give oneself a boost

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

to endure

one night stand, wham bam thank you ma'am

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

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