What does pala in Italian mean?

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

The word pala in Italian means shovel, blade, altarpiece, bat, palm, altarpiece, altarpiece, windmill blade, wind turbine, loader, bulldozer, excavator, backhoe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pala

shovel

sostantivo femminile (attrezzo per scavare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prendi una pala e aiutami a scavare.
Get a shovel and help me dig.

blade

sostantivo femminile (elemento meccanico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Turbine ed eliche sono macchine composte da pale.
Turbines and propellers are machines with blades.

altarpiece

sostantivo femminile (pittura: tavola dipinta) (behind or above altar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ecco qui una splendida pala d'altare del Cinquecento.
Here's a splendid altarpiece from the fifteenth century.

bat

sostantivo femminile (cricket, hockey: mazza) (cricket)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con un rapido movimento della pala, il giocatore ha mandato il disco in rete.
With a rapid stick movement of the hockey stick the player sent the puck into the net.

palm

sostantivo femminile (zoologia (parte di corna) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pala del corno destro è danneggiata.
The palm of the right horn is damaged.

altarpiece

sostantivo femminile (storia dell'arte (tavola dipinta o scolpita) (religious artwork)

altarpiece

(religious artwork)

windmill blade

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

wind turbine

sostantivo femminile

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

loader

sostantivo femminile (macchina movimento terra (tipo di trattore) (type of tractor)

bulldozer, excavator, backhoe

sostantivo femminile (scavatrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Queste pale meccaniche hanno sveltito molto il lavoro di scavo.

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