What does seno in Italian mean?

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

The word seno in Italian means breast, bosom, breast, bosom, heart, soul, bosom, bay, cove, sine, bring up ravens and they will gouge your eyes out, amidst, in the midst of, nourish a snake in your bosom, viper in your bosom, breast cancer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word seno

breast, bosom

sostantivo maschile (entrambe le mammelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ragazza aveva un seno prosperoso.
The girl had big breasts.

breast

sostantivo maschile (mammella)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cinzia ha un seno leggermente più grande dell'altro.
One of Cinzia's breasts is slightly larger than the other one.

bosom, heart, soul

sostantivo maschile (figurato (parte più interna) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nel seno del monte si trovavano acque purissime.
Very pure water can be found at the heart of the mountain.

bosom

sostantivo maschile (figurato (ventre materno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La donna aveva due gemelli in seno.
The woman held the twins to her bosom.

bay, cove

sostantivo maschile (figurato (rientranza, insenatura) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il seno di mare era invaso da una grande lingua di terra.
The sea bay had a long stretch of land in it.

sine

sostantivo maschile (funzione matematica) (math)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il professore gli chiese di calcolare il seno dell'angolo.
The professor asked us to calculate the sine of the angle.

bring up ravens and they will gouge your eyes out

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (aiutare un ingrato)

amidst, in the midst of

nourish a snake in your bosom

viper in your bosom

(idiom)

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

breast cancer

sostantivo maschile

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