What does gambe in Italian mean?

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

The word gambe in Italian means leg, leg, in a confrontational way, in a belligerent way, be a good walker, be very capable, be on the ball, be on top of things, studs-up tackle, bite off more than you can chew, get ahead of oneself, be cautious, table leg, capable, my leg fell asleep, take lightly, not give much weight to, take lightly, get back into shape, too lightly, keep well, viola da gamba. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gambe

leg

sostantivo femminile (arto di essere umano) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sono un calciatore; per questo le mie gambe sono così robuste.
I'm a soccer player; that's why I have such muscular legs.

leg

sostantivo femminile (supporto di mobile) (furniture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho picchiato il piede contro la gamba del letto.
I nit my foot against the leg of the bed.

in a confrontational way, in a belligerent way

locuzione avverbiale (in maniera polemica, irruenta)

Giorgio entrò a gamba tesa nella nostra conversazione con dei commenti del tutto inappropriati.
Giorgio joined our conversation in a confrontational way, with some totally inappropriate comments.

be a good walker

be very capable, be on the ball, be on top of things

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Credo che sia una persona davvero in gamba, nonostante il suo carattere difficile.
I think he's a very capable person, despite his difficult personality.

studs-up tackle

(soccer)

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

bite off more than you can chew

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (strafare, esagerare)

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

get ahead of oneself

be cautious

table leg

sostantivo femminile (uno dei sostegni di un tavolino)

capable

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Sei una persona in gamba e dovresti essere meno timido.
You are a capable person and you should be less shy.

my leg fell asleep

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

take lightly, not give much weight to

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

take lightly

get back into shape

too lightly

avverbio (informale (alla leggera)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

keep well

viola da gamba

(musical instrument)

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