What does terreno in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word terreno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use terreno in Italian.

The word terreno in Italian means plot of land, terrain, land, terrain, subject, field, arena, earthly, ground-level, buy land, plot of land, settlement, to withdraw, to improve soil properties, to improve the ground, gain ground, soil impoverishment, leave behind, outstrip, overtake, sloping soil, journey on mixed terrain, itinerary on mixed terrain, to lag behind, ground floor, lay the ground, lay the ground for, feel the ground give way under you, test the waters, impoverish the soil, test the waters, unstable ground, culture medium, adjacent lot, fertile land, fertile soil, fertile land, fertile land, unproductive land, loam soil. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word terreno

plot of land

sostantivo maschile (porzione di terra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È un terreno destinato al pascolo.
It's a plot of land reserved for grazing.

terrain, land

sostantivo maschile (suolo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa zona ha un terreno alluvionale.
The terrain in this area is made up of alluvial soil.

terrain

sostantivo maschile (biologia: ambiente di coltura) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ricercatore preparò il terreno di coltura.
The researcher prepared the agricultural terrain.

subject, field

sostantivo maschile (figurato (materia, argomento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La storia è un terreno piuttosto scivoloso per me.
History is slippery terrain for me.

arena

sostantivo maschile (sport: campo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I giocatori si sono distribuiti sul terreno di gioco.
The players are spread out in the arena.

earthly

aggettivo (della terra, mondano)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il religioso non era interessato ai beni terreni.
The religious man was not interested in earthly goods.

ground-level

aggettivo (a livello del suolo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'ascensore non arriva al piano terreno.
The lift doesn't go to ground level.

buy land

plot of land

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

settlement

(land)

to withdraw

to improve soil properties, to improve the ground

gain ground

soil impoverishment

leave behind, outstrip, overtake

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

sloping soil

journey on mixed terrain, itinerary on mixed terrain

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to lag behind

ground floor

sostantivo maschile (piano zero di edificio) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pianoterra della nostra casa non ha stanze da letto, ma solo un grande salone con angolo cucina.
The ground floor of our house has no bedrooms, but only a large living area with an open plan kitchen.

lay the ground

lay the ground for

feel the ground give way under you

test the waters

impoverish the soil

test the waters

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (situazione: analizzare) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Preferisco tastare il terreno prima di fare un investimento in quella nuova zona edificabile.
I'd prefer to test the waters before I invest in that new construction area.

unstable ground

culture medium

sostantivo maschile (microrganismi (sviluppo e crescita in vitro)

adjacent lot

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fertile land, fertile soil

sostantivo maschile (agricoltura (con buona capacità di resa)

fertile land

sostantivo maschile (figurato (ambiente adatto allo sviluppo di [qlcs])

fertile land

unproductive land

loam soil

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