What does coda in Italian mean?

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

The word coda in Italian means tail, end, tail, ponytail, line, backlash, credits, closing credits, end credits, residue, two-pointed, like a swallow tail, leave with your tail between your legs, be paranoid for having a guilty conscience, have a guilty conscience, be paranoid, have your tail between your legs, a dog chasing its own tail, tail of a horse, prawn tail, shrimp tail, to have a guilty conscience, monkfish, print queue, print buffer, rat tail cord, last ditch effort, one last throw of the dice, goofy, illogical thinking, be in line, at the very bottom, stand in line, queue up at the till, queue up at the counter, tailcoat jacket, see out of the corner of your eye, check out with the corner of the eye, at the end of, restrain , hold back, have no beginning or end, be all over the place, grand piano, about-turn, end credits, a dog chasing its own tail, rear carriage, rear car. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coda

tail

sostantivo femminile (parte del corpo) (of an animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I gatti hanno la coda.
Cats have a tail.

end

sostantivo femminile (parte terminale) (last part)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non bisogna mai incrociare le code degli sci.
You should never cross the ends of your skis.

tail

sostantivo femminile (scia, prolungamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vedi la coda della cometa?
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The motorboat left a trail of foam in the water.

ponytail

sostantivo femminile (capelli raccolti) (hair)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quando si fa sport è meglio raccogliere i capelli lunghi in una coda.
When playing sports, it's best to wear your hair in a ponytail.

line

sostantivo femminile (colonna, fila) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Odio fare la coda alla cassa del supermercato.
The people formed a queue at the box office.

backlash

sostantivo femminile (figurato (strascico, conseguenza) (consequence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'intervento del premier ha scatenato una coda di polemiche.
The politician's speech unleashed a series of arguments.

credits, closing credits, end credits

sostantivo femminile (finale di film o video) (final part of a film, TV show, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Molti appassionati di cinema non si alzano mai prima della fine dei titoli di coda.
Many film enthusiasts never get up before the end of the closing credits.

residue

sostantivo femminile (residui di distillazione) (distillation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nostra grappa ha un gusto così puro perché tagliamo accuratamente la coda.
Our grappa has such a pure taste because we carefully remove all residue.

two-pointed, like a swallow tail

(style, furniture)

leave with your tail between your legs

be paranoid for having a guilty conscience

have a guilty conscience

Continui a difenderti perché in realtà hai la coda di paglia.
You keep on defending yourself because deep down you have a guilty conscience.

be paranoid

(figurative)

have your tail between your legs

a dog chasing its own tail

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Se continui così ti troverai a essere un cane che si morde la coda.
If you keep going like this you'll wind up a dog chasing its own tail.

tail of a horse

prawn tail, shrimp tail

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le code di gambero con la pancetta solo deliziose.

to have a guilty conscience

monkfish

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sua coda di rospo al forno era più dura di una suola di scarpa.
Her baked monkfish was tougher than a shoe sole.

print queue, print buffer

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

rat tail cord

(in textiles)

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

last ditch effort, one last throw of the dice

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quello che gli successe fu il colpo di coda di una situazione già molto complessa.

goofy, illogical thinking

be in line

at the very bottom

(figurative: the worst)

stand in line

queue up at the till, queue up at the counter

tailcoat jacket

see out of the corner of your eye

check out with the corner of the eye

at the end of

restrain , hold back

(figurative)

have no beginning or end, be all over the place

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

grand piano

sostantivo maschile (tipo di pianoforte)

about-turn

sostantivo maschile (veicolo: spostamento) (UK)

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

end credits

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mi piace restare in sala fino alla fine dei titoli di coda.
I like to stay in the cinema until the end of the end credits.

a dog chasing its own tail

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

rear carriage, rear car

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