What does pugno in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word pugno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pugno in Italian.
The word pugno in Italian means fist, punch, handful, struggle, fight, battle, struggle, fight, battle, be close to winning, with one's own hand, in your own hand, in your own writing, be an eyesore, iron fist, be left with a hand full of flies, be left empty-handed, be left empty-handed, end up empty-handed, to have in the palm of your hand, I've got your number, I've got you in the palm of my hand. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pugno
fistsostantivo maschile (mano chiusa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Questo esercizio va fatto con le mani chiuse a pugno. You need to close your hands into a fist for this exercise. |
punchsostantivo maschile (colpo a mano chiusa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ugo ha ricevuto un pugno al volto e ha perso i sensi. After that punch in the face Ugo fainted. |
handfulsostantivo maschile (figurato (piccola quantità) (small amount) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Gli schiavi lavoravano giorno e notte per un pugno di riso. Slaves worked day and night for a handful of rice. |
struggle, fight, battleverbo intransitivo (letterario) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
struggle, fight, battleverbo intransitivo (figurato) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
be close to winning
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with one's own hand
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in your own hand, in your own writing
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
be an eyesore
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iron fist
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be left with a hand full of flies
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be left empty-handed(idiom) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") They may have run out of chocolate cake, but I'll take a fairy cake so I won't be left empty-handed. |
be left empty-handed
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end up empty-handed(idiom) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
to have in the palm of your hand(having control over [sb]) |
I've got your number, I've got you in the palm of my hand
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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