What does scintilla in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word scintilla in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scintilla in Italian.
The word scintilla in Italian means spark, glint, glimmer, flicker, flash, illumination, spark, sparkle, glitter. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word scintilla
sparksostantivo femminile (favilla, particella incandescente) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La scintilla era troppo debole per appiccare il fuoco. The spark was too weak to start a fire. |
glint, glimmer, flickersostantivo femminile (sprazzo, barlume) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dopo mesi di ricerche mi hanno chiamata a un colloquio di lavoro e questo mi dà una scintilla di speranza. After months of looking they have called me for a job interview, which has given me a glimmer (or: flicker) of hope. |
flash, illuminationsostantivo femminile (figurato (idea brillante) (great idea, colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ieri notte dopo aver pensato per ore alla soluzione del problema matematico mi è scattata la scintilla che mi ha permesso di risolverlo. Last night after having though about the solution of the math problem for hours, I had an illumination that helped me solve it. |
sparkverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (fare scintille) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La saldatrice scintillava tutt'attorno. |
sparkle, glitterverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (luccicare) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le stelle scintillano nel cielo. |
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