What does nascondere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word nascondere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nascondere in Italian.
The word nascondere in Italian means hide, conceal, hide, conceal, hide yourself, conceal yourself, be hiding, to play innocent, bury your head in the sand, to throw the rock and hide one's hand. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word nascondere
hide, concealverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (celare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Quella strega ha nascosto i miei occhiali. That witch hid my glasses. |
hide, concealverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (non rivelare) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") So che mi nascondi qualcosa. He's holding back the truth. |
hide yourself, conceal yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (celare se stessi) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Con un giardino così grande è facile nascondersi. In a garden this big, it's easy to hide yourself (or: conceal yourself). |
be hidingverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (non essere rivelato) Sono convinto che dietro ai continui ritardi si nasconde l'incapacità del nostro fornitore di adempiere agli obblighi contrattuali. I'm convinced that what's hiding behind these continuous delays is our supplier's inability to fulfill contractual obligations. |
to play innocentverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (peggiorativo (provocare senza esporsi) (idiom) Mi infastidiscono quelli che lanciano il sasso e nascondono la mano. I'm annoyed by people who play innocent. |
bury your head in the sand
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to throw the rock and hide one's hand
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