What does strappare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word strappare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use strappare in Italian.
The word strappare in Italian means tear, rip, tear off, tear away, force, tear, snatch from the jaws of death, tear your heart out, move to tears, manage to get a few smiles, manage to get a few smiles out of, manage to get a smile, manage to get a smile out of. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word strappare
tear, ripverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (stracciare, fare a pezzi) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Lo studente strappò il compito in classe davanti all'insegnante. The student ripped up her homework in class in front of the teacher. |
tear off, tear awayverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (staccare con forza) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Il marito le strappò il bambino dalle braccia. The husband tore the child away from her arms. |
forceverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (ottenere con insistenza o minacce) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Gli aguzzini strapparono la confessione al prigioniero. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. I forced him to confess his betrayal. |
tearverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (lacerarsi) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La camicia si è strappata. The shirt is torn. |
snatch from the jaws of death
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tear your heart out
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move to tears
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manage to get a few smiles, manage to get a few smiles out of
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
manage to get a smile, manage to get a smile out of(figurative) |
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