What does pista in Italian mean?

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

The word pista in Italian means track, track, racetrack, track, rink, trail, line, line, stripe, off piste, track race, line of investigation on terrorism, well trodden track, well trodden trail, cycle lane, cycle path, bicycle path, bike path, bike lane, airstrip, landing strip, dance floor, race track, skating rink, ski slope, ski run, piste, athletics track, running track, landing strip, runway, ice rink, skating rink, taxiway, black piste, viacard lane, prepaid card lane, get back on track, join the fray. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pista

track

sostantivo femminile (traccia: passaggio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pista indicava che erano passati per quel sentiero.
The trail showed that they had gone down that path.

track

sostantivo femminile (sport: tracciato) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Segui la pista rossa, perché quella nera è piena di discese difficili.
Follow the red track because the black one is full of difficult descents.

racetrack, track, rink

sostantivo femminile (area sportiva) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pista di pattinaggio era stata appena inaugurata.
Today we're going to the skating rink.

trail

sostantivo femminile (figurato (indizio) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La polizia non la ritiene una pista attendibile.
The police don't think that it is a trustworthy lead.

line

(di cocaina) (cocaine)

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

line, stripe

sostantivo femminile (gergale (striscia di cocaina) (drugs, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo vidi che si faceva una pista in bagno.
I saw him snorting a line of cocaine.

off piste

(skiing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo sci fuori pista può essere molto pericoloso.

track race

(automobili) (cars)

line of investigation on terrorism

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

well trodden track, well trodden trail

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

cycle lane, cycle path, bicycle path, bike path, bike lane

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nuova pista ciclabile passava proprio sotto a casa mia.
The new cycle lane ran just outside my house.

airstrip, landing strip

sostantivo femminile (per aeroplani, ecc.)

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

dance floor

sostantivo femminile

race track

skating rink

ski slope, ski run, piste

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa pista da sci è troppo difficile per te.
This ski slope is too difficult for you.

athletics track, running track

sostantivo femminile (parte di un campo di atletica) (track and field sports)

landing strip, runway

sostantivo femminile

L'aereo è atterrato sulla pista di atterraggio.
The plane landed on the runway.

ice rink

sostantivo femminile (per pattinaggio sul ghiaccio)

skating rink

sostantivo femminile (sport: tracciato)

taxiway

black piste

sostantivo femminile (pista sciistica: livello più difficile) (skiing)

Solo gli sciatori esperti dovrebbero percorrere le piste nere.
Only expert skiers should ski down black pistes.

viacard lane, prepaid card lane

(toll roads)

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

get back on track

(colloquial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

join the fray

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