What does schianto in Italian mean?

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

The word schianto in Italian means crash, crash, slam, pang, jab, knockout, looker, throw, tear up, kick the bucket, crash, slam, give out suddenly, What a knockout!, suddenly, violently. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word schianto

crash

sostantivo maschile (rottura improvvisa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo schianto del motore li lasciò a piedi.

crash, slam

sostantivo maschile (urto violento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo schianto del veicolo sul muro, per fortuna, non fece vittime.

pang, jab

sostantivo maschile (figurato (dolore indicibile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paziente lamenta uno schianto allo sterno.
The patient is complaining about a strong pang in his sternum.

knockout, looker

sostantivo maschile (figurato, colloquiale (eccezionale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tua moglie è proprio uno schianto stasera.
Your wife is a real knockout tonight.

throw

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gettare con violenza)

Fabio, in preda all'ira, ha schiantato il piatto per terra.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He smacked his car into the lamp post.

tear up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (distruggere con violenza) (literal or figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il masso ha schiantato la vettura.

kick the bucket

verbo intransitivo (figurato, colloquiale (morire) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dopo una lunga agonia, quel poveretto è schiantato.

crash, slam

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (sbattere con violenza) (into [sth])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il pilota di rally si è schiantato contro un albero.

give out suddenly

The rope gave out suddenly and the load fell to the ground.

What a knockout!

(informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

suddenly, violently

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