What does sosta in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word sosta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sosta in Italian.
The word sosta in Italian means pause, break, stop, parking, take a break, park, park, parking area, no parking, illegally parked car, car in a no parking area, non-stop, tirelessly, relentlessly, unexpected stop, stopping at night, no parking, parking prohibited, controlled parking zone, restricted parking zone. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sosta
pause, break, stopsostantivo femminile (breve interruzione) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il viaggio è durato più del previsto perché abbiamo dovuto effettuare molte soste. The trip took much longer than expected because we had to make so many stops. |
parkingsostantivo femminile (di veicolo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ho preso una multa per sosta vietata. I got a fine for parking illegally. |
take a breakverbo intransitivo (fare una sosta) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Sono stanco, stiamo in questo bar. |
parkverbo intransitivo (veicolo: stare in sosta) (cars) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'auto sostava davanti al cancello. |
parkverbo intransitivo (autista: parcheggiare il veicolo) (cars) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il cartello dice che è vietato sostare davanti al cancello. |
parking area
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Decidemmo di fermarci per mezzora nell'area di sosta. We decided to stop in the rest area for half an hour. |
no parking
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illegally parked car, car in a no parking areasostantivo femminile (parcheggiata in area vietata) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Scusate se scappo, ma ho lasciato la macchina in divieto di sosta! Sorry if I run off, but I've left the car in a no parking area! |
non-stop, tirelessly, relentlessly
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unexpected stopsostantivo femminile (tappa necessaria non prevista) Abbiamo dovuto fare una sosta forzata a causa del malfunzionamento del motore. We had to make an unexpected stop due to an engine problem. |
stopping at night(literally) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
no parking, parking prohibited
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Chi ti ha detto di parcheggiare in sosta vietata? |
controlled parking zone, restricted parking zone
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