What does spunto in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word spunto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use spunto in Italian.
The word spunto in Italian means prompt, cue, starting point, sprint, spurt, acceleration, clip, blunt, sprout, sprout up, emerge, come to light, beginning, start, break, clip, check, take inspiration from, take the cue from, be inspired by, food for thought. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word spunto
prompt, cuesostantivo maschile (teatro: battuta del suggeritore) (theater) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un suggeritore dietro la tenda si occupava degli spunti per gli attori. A prompter behind the scenes provided prompts (or: cues) for the actors. |
starting pointsostantivo maschile (figurato (suggerimento, punto d'avvio) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il regista ha avuto lo spunto per il film da un'esperienza personale. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The starting point for Sam's new business venture was her hobby as an artist. |
sprint, spurtsostantivo maschile (sport: scatto, sprint) (sports) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Grazie a uno spunto finale il corridore tagliò il traguardo per primo. Thanks to a final sprint, the runner was first past the finishing line. |
accelerationsostantivo maschile (auto: accelerazione, ripresa) (cars) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lo spunto di quest'auto sportiva è notevole. The acceleration on this sports car is remarkable. |
clip, bluntverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (tagliare la punta) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dovresti spuntare la matita per scrivere con un tratto più fine. You should clip the pencil to write in a thinner line. |
sprout, sprout up, emerge, come to lightverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (comparire) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Dopo le piogge nel bosco sono spuntate decine di funghi. After the rain, tens of mushrooms sprouted up in the forest. |
beginning, start, breaksostantivo maschile (inizio) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Allo spuntare del giorno ci siamo messi in cammino e siamo arrivati a destinazione prima di pranzo. We set off at the break of day and reached our destination before lunchtime. |
clipverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (perdere la punta) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La matita si è spuntata cadendo. The pencil went blunt after falling down. |
checkverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (fare un segno di spunta) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Nel seguente questionario preghiamo di spuntare la risposta scelta. Please check your answer in the questionnaire. |
take inspiration fromverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (trovare ispirazione in [qlcs]) |
take the cue from, be inspired by
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
food for thought(figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Credo che questo episodio ci offra alcuni spunti di riflessione interessanti. I think this story presents some interesting food for thought. |
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