What does digiuno in Italian mean?

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

The word digiuno in Italian means without food, unfamiliar, uninitiated, ignorant, fast, fasting, jejunum, fast, starve, On an empty stomach, be on an empty stomach, be fasting for, fast, to leave without. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word digiuno

without food

aggettivo (che non ha mangiato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sono digiuno da un paio d'ore
I've been without food for a few hours.

unfamiliar, uninitiated, ignorant

aggettivo (figurato (materia: non conoscere)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sono digiuno di letteratura.
I am ignorant of literature.

fast, fasting

sostantivo maschile (astensione dal cibo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Osservate il digiuno del venerdì.
You participate in the Friday fast.

jejunum

sostantivo maschile (anatomia) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il digiuno è la sezione centrale dell'intestino tenue.
The jejunum is the central part of the small intestine.

fast

verbo intransitivo (astenersi dal nutrirsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Donatella ha deciso di digiunare per una settimana per protesta.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Gandhi fasted as a means for political motivation and self-purification.

starve

verbo intransitivo (estensione (mangiare poco) (emphatic)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
In aereo ci hanno fatto digiunare con un cioccolatino striminzito!
They starved us on the flight with a tiny chocolate!

On an empty stomach

locuzione avverbiale (senza mangiare)

I don't like to drink on an empty stomach.

be on an empty stomach

be fasting for

fast

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

to leave without

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