What does colmo in Italian mean?

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

The word colmo in Italian means full to the brim, height, peak, summit, top, peak, fill to the brim, shower with, lavish with, spoil, reach the top, that beats everything!, that takes the biscuit!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colmo

full to the brim

aggettivo (pieno al massimo) (very full)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il bicchiere è colmo d'acqua.
The glass is full to the brim with water.

height, peak

sostantivo maschile (massimo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È al colmo della felicità.
He is at the peak of happiness

summit, top, peak

sostantivo maschile (altezza: picco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Camminando a grandi passi, raggiunse il colmo della collina.

fill to the brim

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (riempire completamente, fino all'orlo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non colmare del tutto il recipiente perché altrimenti il liquido fuoriuscirà al primo urto.
Don't fill the container to the brim or the liquid will spill out at the slightest touch.

shower with, lavish with, spoil

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (dare copiosamente) (give generously)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I parenti hanno colmato nostro figlio di doni per Natale.
Our relatives spoiled our son with Christmas presents.

reach the top

that beats everything!, that takes the biscuit!

(colloquial)

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

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