What does cavalletta in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word cavalletta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cavalletta in Italian.
The word cavalletta in Italian means grasshopper, locust, spendthrift, squanderer, busybody, pest. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cavalletta
grasshopper, locustsostantivo femminile (specie di insetto) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'invasione di cavallette decimò il raccolto. The invasion of locusts destroyed the crops. |
spendthrift, squanderersostantivo femminile (figurato (persona vorace o sperperatrice) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ilaria è famosa per essere una cavalletta che ha già mandato in rovina tre uomini. Ilaria is famous for being a squanderer; she's already ruined three men. |
busybody, pestsostantivo femminile (figurato (persona invadente o che arreca danni) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non darle retta: è una cavalletta che farebbe di tutto per impicciarsi dei fatti tuoi. Don't mind her: she's a pest that would do everything possible to stick her nose in your affairs. |
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