What does scarpe in Italian mean?

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

The word scarpe in Italian means shoe, boot, hopeless, worthless, chock, support shoe, be an old shoe, shoe shape, shoes with heels, high-heeled shoes, athletic shoe, running shoe, tennis shoe, tennis shoe, sneaker, sneakers, maintain good relations with two opposing parties, on the fence, remove a pebble from your shoe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scarpe

shoe, boot

sostantivo femminile (calzatura di vari tipi) (footwear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho bisogno di un nuovo paio di scarpe comode.
I need a new pair of comfortable shoes.

hopeless, worthless

sostantivo femminile (figurato, familiare (inetto, incapace)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La squadra ha pagato svariati milioni per una giovane promessa che si è rivelata una scarpa.
The team paid millions for a promising new youth who turned out to be worthless.

chock

sostantivo femminile (cuneo da mettere sotto le ruote)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tutti i mezzi pesanti devono avere in dotazione una scarpa da usare nei parcheggi in pendenza.
All heavy vehicles must keep a chock to use when they park on hills.

support shoe

sostantivo femminile (meccanica: sostegno delle funi) (cable cars)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La scarpa è dotata di un sistema che evita lo scivolamento della fune.
The support shoe has a system that prevents the rope from slipping.

be an old shoe

shoe shape

sostantivo femminile

shoes with heels, high-heeled shoes

athletic shoe, running shoe, tennis shoe

sostantivo femminile (tipo di calzatura)

tennis shoe

sostantivo femminile (tennis: scarpa)

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

sneaker

sostantivo femminile (improprio: sneaker)

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

sneakers

sostantivo plurale femminile (tipo di calzature) (US)

maintain good relations with two opposing parties

on the fence

verbo (idiomatico (essere indeciso)

remove a pebble from your shoe

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (dire apertamente [qlcs] taciuto da tempo) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi sono finalmente tolto un sassolino dalla scarpa quando gli ho detto ciò che pensavo del suo collega.

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