What does spugna in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word spugna in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use spugna in Italian.
The word spugna in Italian means sponge, sponge, lush, drunk, boozer, souse, drink like a fish, wipe the slate clean, begin with a clean slate, wipe the slate clean, throw in the towel, wipe out, cancel, forget, beach towel, pool towel. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word spugna
spongesostantivo femminile (zoologia: organismo acquatico) (zoology) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Molte delle spugne più belle sono inadatte per essere allevate in acquario. Many of the most beautiful sponges are ill-suited to being grown in aquariums. |
spongesostantivo femminile (oggetto poroso che assorbe i liquidi) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Abbiamo comprato una spugna morbida e colorata per fare il bagno a nostro figlio. We bought a soft, colourful sponge for giving our baby baths. |
lush, drunk, boozer, sousesostantivo femminile (figurato, informale (ubriacone) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mario è una vera spugna: si scola cinque litri di birra a serata. Mario is a huge lush: he drinks five litres of beer every time he goes out. |
drink like a fish
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wipe the slate clean, begin with a clean slate
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
wipe the slate clean
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throw in the towelverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (arrendersi) Non voglio che getti la spugna. I don't want you to throw in the towel. |
wipe out, cancel, forget(figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
beach towel, pool towel
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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