What does elefante in Italian mean?

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

The word elefante in Italian means elephant, elephant, hippopotamus, be untactful, have the memory of an elephant, elephant seal, flared jeans, bell bottoms. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word elefante

elephant

sostantivo maschile (mammifero con proboscide) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Gli elefanti asiatici hanno un colorito diverso da quelli africani.

Asian elephants have a different colour to African ones.

elephant, hippopotamus

sostantivo maschile (figurato, spregiativo (grasso e scoordinato) (pejorative, large clumsy person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Quell'elefante mi ha distrutto la bicicletta al primo giro.

That clumsy elephant destroyed my bicycle on the first lap.

be untactful

have the memory of an elephant

elephant seal

flared jeans, bell bottoms

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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