What does pecora in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word pecora in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pecora in Italian.
The word pecora in Italian means sheep, coward, chicken, doormat, Those who make themselves sheep, will be eaten by the wolf, coward, be the black sheep of the family, Better one day as a lion than one hundred days as a sheep., black sheep. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pecora
sheepsostantivo femminile (ovino) (animal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il formaggio di pecora è delizioso. Sheep's cheese is delicious. |
coward, chickensostantivo femminile (figurato (codardo, pavido) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Sei una pecora anche di fronte all'impudenza di un bambino. You're a chicken even in front of a child's insolence. |
doormatsostantivo femminile (figurato (sottomesso, remissivo) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La pecora taceva e sopportava tutte le angherie del marito. The doormat remained silent and put up with all her husband's abuse. |
Those who make themselves sheep, will be eaten by the wolf(If you're meek, you will get stepped on.) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
coward
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be the black sheep of the family(figurative) |
Better one day as a lion than one hundred days as a sheep.(litteral, Italian proverb) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
black sheepsostantivo femminile (figurato (persona, cosa differente) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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