What does traverso in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word traverso in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use traverso in Italian.
The word traverso in Italian means oblique, transverse, transverse flute, width, breadth, beam, across, cross, broach, go down the wrong way, go down the wrong pipe., go wrong, go haywire, get up on the wrong side of the bed, flute, look askance, take badly. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word traverso
oblique, transverseaggettivo (obliquo, trasversale) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La sbarra traversa bloccava la porta. |
transverse flutesostantivo maschile (flauto traverso) (music) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Patrizia suona il traverso nella banda. |
width, breadthsostantivo maschile (estensione in larghezza) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il falegname misurò il traverso del tavolo. |
beamsostantivo maschile (elemento costruttivo) (construction) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I traversi sono stati caricati nel camion. |
acrossavverbio (in senso trasversale) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") C'era un albero caduto di traverso sulla strada. There was a fallen tree across the street. |
crossverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (attraversare) (flat surface) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il proiettile gli traversò la spalla. |
broachverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (marineria (mettere traverso) (nautical) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il capitano ordinò di traversare la nave. |
go down the wrong way, go down the wrong pipe.(restare bloccato in gola) (choke, idiom) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Gli è andato di traverso il boccone. His food went down the wrong pipe. |
go wrong, go haywire(riuscire male) (idiom) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Oggi mi va tutto di traverso! Today everything's going wrong! |
get up on the wrong side of the bed(essere di cattivo umore) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
flutesostantivo maschile (strumento musicale) |
look askance
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take badly
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