What does foglia in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word foglia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foglia in Italian.
The word foglia in Italian means leaf, foil, leaf, leaf, foliate, broad-leaved, gold foil, gold leaf, fig leaf, smell a rat, to shake like a leaf. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word foglia
leafsostantivo femminile (parte della pianta) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non è rimasta neanche una foglia sul melo. There is not even one leaf left on the apple tree. |
foil, leafsostantivo femminile (metallo: lamina) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'orefice tirò fuori dalla cassaforte una foglia d'oro. The jeweler took a gold leaf out of the safe. |
leafsostantivo femminile (di insalata) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nella terrina è rimasta giusto qualche foglia di lattuga. There are only a few leaves of salad left in the bowl. |
foliateverbo intransitivo (grow leaves) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
broad-leavedlocuzione aggettivale Mi piacciono le piante ornamentali a foglia larga. I like broad-leaved ornamental plants. |
gold foil, gold leafsostantivo femminile (sottile strato di oro) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
fig leaf
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
smell a rat(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
to shake like a leaf(to shiver, to tremble) |
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