What does gioia in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gioia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gioia in Italian.
The word gioia in Italian means happiness, joy, have a great time, jump for joy, joie de vivre, always a hassle, to the delight of, tears of joy, gush with happiness. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gioia
happinesssostantivo femminile (felicità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Provai una gioia immensa quando il mio permesso di soggiorno fu finalmente approvato. I felt enormous happiness when my residency permit was finally approved. |
joysostantivo femminile (persona che dà felicità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lui è la mia gioia. He is the light of my life. |
have a great timeverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (folleggiare, divertirsi molto) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
jump for joyverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gioire, essere felici) |
joie de vivre
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
always a hassle
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to the delight of
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
tears of joy
(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") |
gush with happiness
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