What does sagoma in Italian mean?

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

The word sagoma in Italian means outline, template, contour, shape, cutout, target, character, shape, model. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sagoma

outline, template

sostantivo femminile (forma usata come modello)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al corso di scultura abbiamo scolpito delle figure a tutto tondo partendo da una sagoma fatta dall'insegnante.
During the sculpture course we created some figures in the round, starting from a template our teacher had made.

contour, shape

sostantivo femminile (profilo di manufatti, edifici ecc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cavalcavia impone una limitazione della sagoma dei camion che ci passano sotto.
The overpass imposes limits on the size of the trucks that pass underneath it.

cutout

sostantivo femminile (profilo di persone, animali ecc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nella penombra ho intravisto la sagoma di due persone che potrebbero essere state gli assassini.
I saw the silhouette of two people in the shadows and they could be the killers.

target

sostantivo femminile (bersaglio per il tiro a segno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luca ha una grande mira e ha centrato ben dieci volte la sagoma.
Luca has great aim and he hit the target ten times.

character

sostantivo femminile (figurato, familiare, scherzoso (persona stravagante, estrosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio zio è una sagoma e mi fa un sacco divertire ogni volta che lo incontro.
My uncle is a real character and he always makes me laugh when I see him.

shape, model

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dare una forma)

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

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