What does tolto in Italian mean?

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

The word tolto in Italian means removed, extracted, excepted, taken off, removed, remove, take away, subtract, remove, eliminate, leave, move, move away, give back ill-gotten gains, get rid of the cause and you get rid of the problem. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tolto

removed, extracted

aggettivo (rimosso, estratto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il molare tolto dal dentista era cariato.
The extracted molar had a cavity.

excepted

aggettivo (escluso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le riserve, tolte quelle meno esperte, poterono partecipare all'allenamento.
Except for the least experience ones, all the extra players participated in the practice.

taken off, removed

aggettivo (levato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il cappello tolto da Massimo è finito sotto a tutti i cappotti.
The hat that was taken off by Massimo ended up under all the coats.

remove

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rimuovere, tirare via)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho tolto le tende del bagno.
I've removed the curtains from the bathroom.

take away

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (portar via [qc] a qn)

(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.")
Togli quella fionda a tuo figlio prima che rompa qualcosa.
Take that catapult away from your son before he breaks something.

subtract, remove, eliminate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (sottrarre, detrarre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho tolto i carboidrati dalla mia dieta.
I've eliminated carbohydrates from my diet.

leave, move, move away

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (spostarsi, scansarsi) (figurative, from a situation)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Togliti di mezzo, devo passare.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. I left the group before things got nasty.

give back ill-gotten gains

(rendere ciò che si è rubato)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get rid of the cause and you get rid of the problem

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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