What does orecchio in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word orecchio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use orecchio in Italian.
The word orecchio in Italian means ear, hearing, ear, ear, ear, dog-ear, pick up, sing by ear, deaf and dumb (about a specific topic), go into one ear and come out the other, turn a deaf ear, reach your ears, ear lobe, absolute pitch, unharmonic ear, listen to, keep an eye out. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word orecchio
earsostantivo maschile (organo: udito) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La ragazza aveva le orecchie rosse per il freddo. The girl's ears were red because of the cold. |
hearing, earsostantivo maschile (figurato (udito) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La tua voce è musica per le mie orecchie. She has a good ear. |
earsostantivo maschile (figurato (sensibilità musicale) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Questo musicista ha un ottimo orecchio. This musician has an excellent ear. |
earsostantivo femminile (regionale, popolare (organo dell'udito) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) "Mi fa male un'orecchia!", piagnucolò il bimbo. |
dog-earsostantivo femminile (familiare (piega all'angolo dei fogli) (page, document) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Detesto trovare le orecchie alle pagine dei libri. |
pick upverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (songs, etc.) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") |
sing by ear
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deaf and dumb (about a specific topic)
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go into one ear and come out the other
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turn a deaf ear(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
reach your ears
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ear lobe
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absolute pitchsostantivo maschile (individuare l'altezza di una nota) |
unharmonic ear
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listen to
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keep an eye outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (fare attenzione) (idiom) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Tese l'orecchio per sentire se la sorella era tornata a casa. |
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