What does cintura in Italian mean?

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

The word cintura in Italian means belt, waist, waistline, belt, ring, chain, chastity belt, life vest, safety belt, black belt, black belt. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word cintura

belt

sostantivo femminile (accessorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho bisogno di una cintura nera da abbinare al mio nuovo vestito.
I need a black belt that can go with my new dress.

waist, waistline

sostantivo femminile (circonferenza della vita)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per confezionare un pantalone è necessario prendere la corretta misura della cintura.
To tailor a pair of trousers it is necessary to get the correct waist measurement.

belt, ring, chain

sostantivo femminile (figurato (contorno, confine) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La baia è circondata da una cintura di montagne che rende il paesaggio molto suggestivo.
The bay is surrounded by a mountain chain which make the view very appealing.

chastity belt

sostantivo femminile (storico (impedire rapporti extra-coniugali)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

life vest

safety belt

sostantivo femminile (protezione in automobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black belt

sostantivo femminile (arti marziali: riconoscimento) (martial arts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black belt

sostantivo femminile (estensione (lottatore con cintura nera) (a qualified karate or judo professional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn Italian

So now that you know more about the meaning of cintura in Italian, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Italian.

Do you know about Italian

Italian (italiano) is a Romance language and is spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Italian uses the Latin alphabet. The letters J, K, W, X and Y do not exist in the standard Italian alphabet, but they still appear in loanwords from Italian. Italian is the second most widely spoken in the European Union with 67 million speakers (15% of the EU population) and it is spoken as a second language by 13.4 million EU citizens (3%). Italian is the principal working language of the Holy See, serving as the lingua franca in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. An important event that helped to the spread of Italian was Napoleon's conquest and occupation of Italy in the early 19th century. This conquest spurred the unification of Italy several decades later and pushed the language of the Italian language. Italian became a language used not only among secretaries, aristocrats and the Italian courts, but also by the bourgeoisie.