What does gesso in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gesso in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gesso in Italian.
The word gesso in Italian means gypsum, chalk, plaster cast, plaster, plaster, plaster, be in a cast, wear a cast. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gesso
gypsumsostantivo maschile (minerale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le miniere di gesso del mio paese sono ormai quasi esaurite. The gypsum mines in my town are almost exhausted. |
chalksostantivo maschile (barretta per scrivere) (uncountable) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il professore è andato a cercare dei gessi per poter scrivere alla lavagna. The teacher has gone to look for some chalk so he can write on the board. |
plaster castsostantivo maschile (medicina (per fratture) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Gli misero un gesso che copriva tutta la gamba. They put a plaster cast on him that covered the whole leg. |
plastersostantivo maschile (materiale per decorazioni) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Antonio Canova realizzava dei modelli in gesso prima di dedicarsi alla vera e propria scultura. Antonio Canova made plaster models before working on the actual sculpture. |
plastersostantivo maschile (arte: bozzetto) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Prima del percorso espositivo si attraversa la sala dei gessi del museo. Before the exhibition route, you walk across the museum's hall of plasters. |
plasterverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
be in a cast, wear a cast
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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