What does forte in Italian mean?

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

The word forte in Italian means strong, determined, tenacious, intense, marked, gifted, talented, heavily, fort, stronghold, plosive, fortis, strong, impetuous, fierce, furious, strong, stalwart, strength, go fast, to drink heavily, to run fast, to come to sbd's side about, lend someone a hand, to side with sbd about, sleep soundly, I can't help it, I can't resist, draw on or for strength, strong as an ox, loud and clear, strong link, strong bond, strong call, play hard, the stronger sex, survival of the fittest, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, to eat a lot, strong currency, not be your strong point, to speak aloud, new realism, piece de resistance, main course, speciality, strong point, speciality, You can say that again! That's for sure!, you can say that loudly, you can say that out loud, You can say that again!, strong stuff, hold tightly, brace yourself, get ready. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word forte

strong

aggettivo (vigoroso, robusto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu sembri abbastanza forte; potresti spostare quella poltrona?
You look strong enough. Could you move this armchair?

determined, tenacious

aggettivo (tenace, determinato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ha un carattere forte; sembra non esserci nulla che lo tiri giù di morale.
He is tenacious; nothing seems to bring him down.

intense, marked

aggettivo (intenso, marcato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo vino ha un sapore molto forte.
This wine has a very intense flavour.

gifted, talented

aggettivo (abile, dotato) (ability)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Marco è molto forte a sudoku.
Marco is very good at sudoku.

heavily

avverbio (fortemente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ha iniziato a piovere forte e ci siamo bagnati tutti.
It started to rain heavily and we got completely drenched.

fort, stronghold

sostantivo maschile (fortezza, roccaforte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
In cima a quella collina c'è un antico forte.
There's an ancient fort on top of that hill.

plosive

aggettivo (linguistica (con flessione irregolare) (linguistics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il tedesco ha molti verbi forti.
German has many strong verbs.

fortis, strong

aggettivo (linguistica (consonanti non deboli) (phonetics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Alcune lingue prevedono consonanti deboli e consonanti forti.
Some languages have lenis consonants and fortis consonants.

impetuous, fierce, furious

aggettivo (impetuoso, violento)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Una forte pioggia ci ha costretti a tornare a casa.
The fierce rain forced us to go back home.

strong

aggettivo (grande, notevole)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ho la forte convinzione che non tornerà.
I have a strong feeling that he will not come back.

stalwart

sostantivo maschile (persona tenace)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Solo i forti rimangono impassibili di fronte a tali sciagure.
Only stalwarts can remain stoic when faced with similar tragedies.

strength

sostantivo maschile (punto di forza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I lavori manuali non sono il mio forte.
Manual work is not one of my strengths.

go fast

to drink heavily

to run fast

to come to sbd's side about

lend someone a hand

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (venire in aiuto)

to side with sbd about

sleep soundly

I can't help it, I can't resist

draw on or for strength

strong as an ox

loud and clear

locuzione avverbiale (udito: sentire bene)

strong link, strong bond

strong call

play hard

the stronger sex

survival of the fittest

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nella nostra azienda vige ancora la legge del più forte.

the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

(biblical)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

to eat a lot

strong currency

not be your strong point

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

to speak aloud

new realism

piece de resistance

main course, speciality

(food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il piatto forte di oggi sono gli spaghetti alla bottarga.
Today's speciality is spaghetti with bottarga.

strong point, speciality

(qualities, abilities of a person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il tiramisù è il punto forte di mia nonna.
Maths is not his forte.

You can say that again! That's for sure!

you can say that loudly, you can say that out loud

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Puoi dirlo forte che in casa nostra c'è troppa poca democrazia.

You can say that again!

strong stuff

(idiom)

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

hold tightly

brace yourself, get ready

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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