What does inchiostro in Italian mean?

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

The word inchiostro in Italian means ink, ink, ink, ink, apply ink to, invisible ink, shed rivers of ink, inkjet printer, spill rivers of ink about. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inchiostro

ink

sostantivo maschile (liquido per la scrittura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi sono macchiata i pantaloni di inchiostro.
I've dirtied my trousers with ink.

ink

sostantivo maschile (figurato (lo scrivere) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sulle guerre mondiali sono stati versati fiumi di inchiostro.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. If only ink were spilled more than blood.

ink

sostantivo maschile (liquido emesso da animali) (cephalopods)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pontile di Muggia era pieno di macchie di inchiostro dei calamari pescati durante il tramonto.
Muggia's jetty was full of ink stains, left by the squids that had been fished at dawn.

ink, apply ink to

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

invisible ink

sostantivo maschile (che diventa trasparente)

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

shed rivers of ink

inkjet printer

sostantivo femminile (tipo di stampante)

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

spill rivers of ink about

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