What does cartuccia in Italian mean?

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

The word cartuccia in Italian means cartridge, round, ink-cartridge, oil filter, film canister, nobody, nonentity, a short person, shoot the last bullet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cartuccia

cartridge, round

sostantivo femminile (munizione per armi da fuoco) (ammunition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cacciatore ha dimenticato le cartucce del fucile in macchina.
The hunter has forgotten his rifle rounds in the car.

ink-cartridge

sostantivo femminile (ricarica d'inchiostro) (printing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La penna che mi hai dato usa cartucce diverse dalle mie.
The pen you gave me has different ink-cartridges to mine.

oil filter

sostantivo femminile (filtro dell'olio) (automotive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa cartuccia deve essere cambiata, altrimenti non filtrerà più bene.

film canister

sostantivo femminile (cinema, per pellicola) (cinema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I vecchi film a pellicola necessitavano di cartucce.

nobody, nonentity

sostantivo femminile (figurato (persona di poco valore) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti credi il migliore, ma sei solo una mezza cartuccia.
You think you're the best, but you're just a nobody.

a short person

shoot the last bullet

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