What does corda in Italian mean?

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

The word corda in Italian means rope, cord, string, vocal cord, chord, not have control, jumping rope, to encourage, give a free hand, be down in the dumps, feel down, put your opponent against ropes, look weary, look worn-out, jump rope, to sneak away, to sneak off, to keep on pins and needles, take things too far, push one's luck, to clamp down. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word corda

rope, cord

sostantivo femminile (cavo: fibre intrecciate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Abbiamo fissato il carico con una corda affinché non cada per strada durante il trasporto.
We've secured the load with a rope so that it doesn't fall into the road during its transportation.

string

sostantivo femminile (per strumento musicale) (musical instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa chitarra ha due corde rotte.
This guitar has two broken strings.

vocal cord

sostantivo femminile (laringe: membrana) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nell'incidente gli si sono danneggiate le corde vocali e adesso fatica a parlare.
In the accident, she damaged her vocal cords, and now she is afraid to speak.

chord

sostantivo femminile (geometria) (math)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La corda tra due punti di una circonferenza è sempre più corta dell'arco tra di essi.
The chord between two points of a circumference is always shorter than the arc between the same.

not have control

jumping rope

to encourage

give a free hand

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non le dare corda o non ti lascerà andare per almeno un'ora.

be down in the dumps, feel down

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

put your opponent against ropes

(boxing)

look weary, look worn-out

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

jump rope

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (strumento ginnico)

to sneak away, to sneak off

to keep on pins and needles

take things too far, push one's luck

to clamp down

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