What does strage in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word strage in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use strage in Italian.
The word strage in Italian means massacre, slaughter, carnage, disaster, ton, scene of the massacre. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word strage
massacre, slaughter, carnagesostantivo femminile (uccisione di massa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I ribelli hanno preso possesso della città di confine e hanno fatto strage di civili. The rebels took over the border city and the resulting carnage of civilians was horrible. |
disastersostantivo femminile (figurato, gergale (bocciatura di massa) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il compito di matematica è stato una strage: solo tre studenti hanno preso la sufficienza. The math test was a disaster; only three students didn't totally fail it. |
tonsostantivo femminile (figurato, colloquiale (in grande quantità) (great number) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quest'anno nell'orto sono cresciute una strage di zucchine e ho dovuto congelarle e farle sottolio per non buttarle via. A ton of courgettes grew in the vegetable patch this year and I had to freeze and bottle them so they wouldn't go to waste. |
scene of the massacre
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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