What does pianto in Italian mean?

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

The word pianto in Italian means cried, wept, crying, weeping, pain, torment, affliction, bleeding, sap, distress, regret, wash, failure, cry, suffer, endure, grieve, mourn, bemoan, plant, drive, hammer, plant, leave, abandon, convulsive crying, tears of joy, cry of relief, stifle a cry, voice broken from crying. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pianto

cried, wept

participio passato (pp di piangere)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Ho pianto troppo in questa vita.
I've cried (or: wept) too much in my lifetime.

crying, weeping

sostantivo maschile (atto del piangere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pianto del bambino ha svegliato i genitori.
The baby's crying woke his parents.

pain, torment, affliction

sostantivo maschile (dolore, afflizione profonda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La prematura scomparsa del fratello è stata un pianto per lei.
Her brother's premature death caused her a lot of pain.

bleeding, sap

sostantivo maschile (botanica (piante: emissione della linfa) (plants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pianto è fuoriuscito a causa di un taglio.
The bleeding was caused by a cut.

distress, regret

sostantivo maschile (estensione (causa di pianto, di dolore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È un pianto vedere Anna ridotta così, dovremmo aiutarla.
It's a distress to see Anna reduced to this; we should help her.

wash, failure

sostantivo maschile (figurato, familiare (cosa mal riuscita, deludente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa commedia è un pianto!
This comedy is a wash!

cry

verbo intransitivo (versare lacrime)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Piangere a volte aiuta a stare meglio.
Sometimes crying helps make you feel better.

suffer, endure

verbo intransitivo (figurato (soffrire, patire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Smettila di piangere per ciò che hai causato.
Stop suffering for what you did.

grieve, mourn

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dolersi per qs o qn)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Piangeva la scomparsa dei suoi amici.
She mourned the death of her friends.

bemoan

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non comune (lamentarsi per qs)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Piangeva le umiliazioni patite.
She bemoaned the humiliations she had suffered.

plant

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (semi, piantine)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non è il mese ideale per piantare i pomodori.
This isn't the ideal month to plant tomatoes.

drive, hammer, plant

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (conficcare, infilare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Qualcuno ha piantato un palo nel terreno.
Somebody has driven a pole into the ground.

leave, abandon

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (abbandonare, lasciare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Franco mi ha piantata.
Franco has left me.

convulsive crying

tears of joy

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

cry of relief

sostantivo maschile

stifle a cry

voice broken from crying

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

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