What does torta in Italian mean?

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

The word torta in Italian means cake, pie, tart, spoils, wrongdoing, injustice, be in the wrong, curved, bent, twisted, twist, bend, twist, cherry on top, to trigger a difficult and complex situation, piece of cake, pie chart, pie graph, divvy up the cake, cake cutting, cutting of the cake, birthday cake, apple pie, Margherita cake, savoury pie, savoury tart. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word torta

cake, pie, tart

sostantivo femminile (tipo di dolce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mamma per il mio compleanno mi ha preparato una torta al cioccolato.
My Mom made me a chocolate cake for my birthday.

spoils

sostantivo femminile (figurato, informale (bottino)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La banda si spartì la torta in parti uguali.
The gang split the spoils in equal parts.

wrongdoing, injustice

sostantivo maschile (sopruso, ingiustizia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Subì un grave torto.
He suffered a great injustice.

be in the wrong

sostantivo maschile (non ragione)

In questo caso hai proprio torto!
In this case you are really in the wrong!

curved, bent, twisted

participio passato (torcere)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Non gli ho torto un capello!
I didn't bend a single hair on his head!

twist

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (attorcigliare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questa spazzola rotante torce i capelli.

bend

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (curvare)

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

twist

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (contorcersi)

Il paziente in astinenza si torceva dal dolore.

cherry on top

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
After a beautiful day at the beach, the spectacular sunset was just the cherry on top.

to trigger a difficult and complex situation

(fig.)

piece of cake

pie chart, pie graph

sostantivo maschile (tipo di grafico)

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

divvy up the cake

cake cutting, cutting of the cake

sostantivo maschile (feste di compleanno, matrimoni, ecc.)

birthday cake

sostantivo femminile

Abbiamo ordinato la torta di compleanno per mia figlia nella mia migliore pasticceria della città.
We ordered my daughter's birthday cake in the best pastry shop in town.

apple pie

Margherita cake

savoury pie, savoury tart

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le torte salate vanno mangiate fredde per poterle apprezzare al meglio.
Quiches should be eaten cold to be best appreciated.

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