What does mito in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word mito in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mito in Italian.
The word mito in Italian means myth, legend, allegory, parable, idol, dream, fable, utopia, fallacy, folk tale, myth, myth to dispel, myth to debunk, myth of the noble savage. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mito
myth, legendsostantivo maschile (leggenda) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Oggi a scuola abbiamo parlato del mito di Perseo. We talked about the legend (or: myth) of Perseus at school today. |
allegory, parablesostantivo maschile (filosofia: allegoria) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il mito della caverna è un'allegoria platonica. The Myth of the Cave is a platonic allegory. |
idolsostantivo maschile (immagine idealizzata) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quel cantante è un mito per molte persone. That singer is an idol for many people. |
dream, fable, utopiasostantivo maschile (utopia, sogno) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) In Italia c'è ancora il mito del posto fisso. For many Italians their main dream is still that of having a permanent job. |
fallacy, folk tale, mythsostantivo maschile (fatto, opinione creduti veri) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dicono sia il ristorante migliore della città, ma è solo un mito. They say it's the best restaurant in town, but it's just a myth. |
myth to dispel, myth to debunk
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
myth of the noble savage(literary) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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