What does liscio in Italian mean?

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

The word liscio in Italian means smooth, easy, simple, ballroom dance, straight, straight up, unstriated, smooth, error, miss, smooth, go smoothly, go very smoothly, ballroom dancing, chew out, chew out, go smoothly, go off without a hitch, smooth as glass, perfectly smooth, smooth muscle, ballroom dance band, smoothly. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word liscio

smooth

aggettivo (non ruvido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Com'è liscia la tua pelle; qual è il tuo segreto?
Your skin is so smooth; what's your secret?

easy, simple

aggettivo (figurato (non complesso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
È andato tutto liscio; siamo arrivati sani e salvi.
It was very easy (or: simple); we all got there safe and sound.

ballroom dance

sostantivo maschile (tipo di ballo popolare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quest'orchestra è specializzata nei lisci.
This orchestra specializes in playing ballroom dances.

straight, straight up

aggettivo (figurato (bevanda: puro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Paolo chiese al barista un whiskey liscio.
Paolo asked the barman for a straight whiskey.

unstriated, smooth

aggettivo (anatomia (muscoli) (anatomy)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
I muscoli lisci sono muscoli involontari.
Smooth muscles are the ones that contract involuntarily.

error, miss

sostantivo maschile (sport: sbaglio) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'attaccante ha fatto un liscio e ha perso palla.
The forward missed the ball and lost it.

smooth

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rendere liscio)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il falegname ha lisciato ulteriormente il tavolo.

go smoothly

go very smoothly

ballroom dancing

chew out

(figurative)

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

chew out

(figurative)

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

go smoothly, go off without a hitch

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

smooth as glass

(figurato, informale (senza intoppi)

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

perfectly smooth

smooth muscle

ballroom dance band

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

smoothly

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

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