What does quaranta in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word quaranta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use quaranta in Italian.
The word quaranta in Italian means forty, forty, forty, forty, 40, the forties, 40s, scala quaranta. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word quaranta
fortysostantivo maschile (numero cardinale: 40) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Se esce il quaranta faccio ambo. I'll win if the number forty is drawn. |
fortyaggettivo (40 in cifre) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il pastore aveva quaranta pecore. The shepherd had forty sheep. |
fortysostantivo plurale maschile (40 anni d'età) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mia madre dice che ai quaranta si inizia a vivere. My mother says that life starts at forty. |
forty, 40pronome (cose, persone: 40) Quaranta si sono iscritti alla gara di nuoto, ma solo in dieci hanno partecipato. Forty people registered for the swimming race, but only ten took part. |
the forties, 40ssostantivo plurale maschile (decennio 1940-1949) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") Sara ha fatto un servizio fotografico vestita in stile anni quaranta. Sara did a photo shoot dressed in the fashion of the forties. |
scala quaranta(Italian rummy card game) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mia zia Lina mi ha insegnato a giocare a scala quaranta. My Aunt Lina taught me how to play scala quaranta. |
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