What does gatto in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gatto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gatto in Italian.
The word gatto in Italian means cat, feline, fight like cat and dog, cat o' nine tails, Puss in boots, snow cat, snowcat, Persian cat, wildcat, play cat and mouse, Puss in boots, Lingue di gatto, catfish, when the cat's away the mice will play. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gatto
cat, feline(animale domestico) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Sono allergica ai peli di gatto. I'm allergic to cat fur. |
fight like cat and dogverbo intransitivo (idiomatico (non sopportarsi) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
cat o' nine tails
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Puss in boots
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il personaggio del gatto con gli stivali parla con un accento spagnolo. Puss in Boots speaks with a Spanish accent. |
snow cat, snowcat
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La nostra provincia non è dotata di abbastanza gatti delle nevi da fare fronte alle emergenze. Our province hasn't got enough snowcats to deal with emergencies. |
Persian cat
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wildcat
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play cat and mouse
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Puss in boots
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Lingue di gatto(Italian crunchy cookies) |
catfishsostantivo maschile (specie di pesce) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
when the cat's away the mice will play(figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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