What does davanti in Italian mean?

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

The word davanti in Italian means in front, in front, front, in front of, ahead of, front, have all your life in front of you, have your whole life ahead of you, to fall before sbd's eyes, put the cart in front of the horse, put the cart before the horse, to go past. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word davanti

in front

avverbio (nella parte anteriore, di fronte) (position)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Soffro di mal d'auto; posso sedermi davanti?
I get carsick; can I sit in front?

in front, front

aggettivo invariabile (anteriore)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il sedile davanti dell'automobile era bloccato.
The car's front seat was stuck.

in front of

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (di fronte a)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Quando sbuchi nella piazza vedrai il palazzo davanti a te.
When you get to the piazza, you'll see the palace in front of you.

ahead of

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (prima di)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il ciclista Rossi è arrivato davanti al suo concorrente Verdi e ha vinto.
The cyclist Rossi got ahead of his rival Verdi, and he won the race.

front

sostantivo maschile (la parte anteriore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hanno appena ristrutturato il davanti della villa.
I just renovated the front of the villa.

have all your life in front of you, have your whole life ahead of you

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

to fall before sbd's eyes

put the cart in front of the horse, put the cart before the horse

(figurative)

to go past

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