What does sella in Italian mean?

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

The word sella in Italian means saddle, pass, gap, cleft, depression, saddle, on horseback, stay in the saddle, get back in the saddle, saddle of lamb. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sella

saddle

sostantivo femminile (arcione, sedile, sellino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il bambino è caduto dalla sella e si è rotto una gamba.
The child fell off the saddle and broke his leg.

pass, gap

sostantivo femminile (passo, valico montano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per raggiungere la sella da qui ci vogliono sei ore di cammino.
It will take six hours on foot to reach the pass from here.

cleft, depression

sostantivo femminile (avvallamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marco ha la sella del naso molto pronunciata.
The depression on Marco's nose is very distinct.

saddle

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (mettere la sella)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sellò un cavallo e partì immediatamente.
He saddled the horse and left.

on horseback

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (a cavallo)

stay in the saddle

get back in the saddle

saddle of lamb

sostantivo femminile (carne di agnello: tipo di taglio) (meat cut)

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