What does cresta in Italian mean?

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

The word cresta in Italian means crest, summit, ridge, comb, crest, mohawk, don't overdo it!, lie low, take somebody down a peg, get your feathers up, be on the crest of the wave, to skim off the top, skim. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cresta

crest, summit

sostantivo femminile (montagna: cima)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con questa nebbia non si vede la cresta dei monti.
There's so much fog that we can't make out the mountain peak.

ridge

sostantivo femminile (montagna: crinale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dall'altura si riusciva a vedere la cresta sud della montagna.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. We hiked along the mountain ridge.

comb, crest

sostantivo femminile (animale: appendice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il gallo ha la cresta.
Roosters have a crest.

mohawk

sostantivo femminile (acconciatura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I punk una volta giravano con la cresta.
Punks used to go around with a mohawk.

don't overdo it!, lie low

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

take somebody down a peg

get your feathers up

be on the crest of the wave

to skim off the top

skim

(money)

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