What does pegno in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word pegno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pegno in Italian.
The word pegno in Italian means pledge, collateral, pledge, pawn, token, proof, demonstration, bank on , put money on. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pegno
pledgesostantivo maschile (diritto (diritto reale di garanzia) (legal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il giudice stabilì la durata del pegno. The judge set the duration of the pledge. |
collateral, pledgesostantivo maschile (oggetto dato in garanzia) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Diedi il mio orologio in pegno per pagare la ristrutturazione della cucina. I gave my watch as collateral in order to pay for the kitchen renovation work. |
pawnsostantivo maschile (oggetto usato in vari giochi) (chess) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non riuscivamo a trovare il pegno in nessuna delle scatole. We couldn't find the pawn in any of the boxes. |
token, proof, demonstrationsostantivo maschile (figurato (prova, testimonianza) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Che pegno mi offri per crederti? What proof can you provide so that I will believe you? |
bank on , put money on(sure it will happen) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
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