What does canna in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word canna in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use canna in Italian.
The word canna in Italian means reed, cane, cane, rod, bar, joint, roach, reefer, drink straight from the bottle or can, fishing rod, sugar cane, frame top tube, top tube, bamboo cane, bamboo, vent, exhaust pipe, lock and load, be at the end of your rope, be vulnerable, one in the chamber, dirt poor, to shake like a leaf, brown sugar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word canna
reed, canesostantivo femminile (pianta a fusto lungo e sottile) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Sulle rive del canale crescono molte canne. A lot of reeds grow along the canal banks. |
canesostantivo femminile (bastone di canna) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I miei nonni usano delle canne per sorreggere le piante dell'orto. Spare the rod and spoil the child. |
rod, barsostantivo femminile (oggetto a forma di canna) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Possiamo appendere questo arazzo fissandolo a due canne. He gave her a ride on the crossbar of his bicycle. |
joint, roach, reefersostantivo femminile (gergale (spinello) (slang) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Fumare una canna a Singapore significa andare in prigione. If you smoke a joint (or: reefer) in Singapore you will go to prison. |
drink straight from the bottle or can
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
fishing rodsostantivo femminile (attrezzo per pescare) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sugar canesostantivo femminile (pianta) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
frame top tube, top tube
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bamboo cane, bamboosostantivo femminile (pianta perenne) |
vent, exhaust pipe
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La canna fumaria era intasata dalla fuliggine mai pulita per anni. The chimney was blocked by the soot that hadn't been cleaned for years. |
lock and load
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il mio fucile non ha colpi in canna e non mi posso più difendere. |
be at the end of your rope(figurative, US) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be vulnerable
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one in the chamber(also figurative: ready to fire) |
dirt poor
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to shake like a leaf(to shiver a lot) |
brown sugarsostantivo maschile (tipo di zucchero) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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