What does cima in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word cima in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cima in Italian.
The word cima in Italian means peak, mountaintop, top, summit, genius, rope, line, tops, trim, turnip greens, from top to bottom, on top, atop, on top of. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cima
peak, mountaintop, top, summitsostantivo femminile (apice) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Arrivare in cima a una montagna dopo una lunga camminata riempie di soddisfazione. Reaching the mountaintop after a long walk is very satisfying. |
geniussostantivo femminile (figurato, colloquiale (intellettuale, prodigio) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Luca era una cima in matematica ma alla fine ha deciso di fare l'artista. Luca was a genius in maths but in the end decided to become an artist. |
rope, linesostantivo femminile (marineria (fune, cavo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tira la cima per tendere la vela. Pull the rope to stretch the sail. |
topssostantivo femminile (parte terminale di pianta) (Botany) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") Il giardiniere ha potato le cime degli alberi che stavano diventando troppo alti. The gardener trimmed the tops of the trees that were growing too high. |
trimverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (nave: tagliare la cima) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
turnip greenssostantivo femminile (ortaggio) |
from top to bottom
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
on top, atoplocuzione avverbiale (in alto) |
on top of
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