What does del in Italian mean?

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

The word del in Italian means of the, carriage forward, carriage paid, stuck at a crossroads, truthfully, to be honest, to tell the truth, as further proof of the fact that, assumption of debt, regional agency, at the foot of the bed, at sunset, when the rooster crows, tree of knowledge of good and evil, bread tree, on the agenda, upon signing the contract, in light of the fact that, in broad daylight, steal from, height above sea level, aesthete, person of good taste, art lover, content analysis, sentence analysis, blood test, angel of the hearth, angel at the hearth, angel of evil, wood core, wooden core, matrimonial annulment, annulment of the marriage, river bank, murder weapon, art of fighting, toilet seat, axis of evil, settlement, driving master, driving champion, conference proceedings, conference proceedings, traffic warden, be ruthless, be in a position of advantage, have a mania for, be mad for, have a passion for, devil's advocate, devil's advocate, Mediterranean basin, blood bank, sperm bank, sound barrier, baptism of fire, benefit of the doubt, traffic block, ice bag, pooltable pocket, golf hole, suggestion box, treasury bill, fall into enemy hands, government collapse, trade union centre, sing the Lord's praises, last flicker of life, swansong, fireplace hood, devil's house, fire station, eardrum cavity, tympanic cavity, bank transfer description, bank transfer reference, Order of Merit for Labor, dairy producer, assignment of claim, salary-backed loan, No one to blame but oneself, He who makes his bed must lie in it, key to success, citizen of the world, Bronze civilization, class of, sense of time, over the course of time, instep, over time, train driver, pact of silence, labour consultant, conversion of the public debt, risk coverage, risk insurance coverage, travel time, journey time, body of evidence, evidence, Gulf Stream, bird of ill omen, cost of money, price of money, labor cost, celestial vault, attention to detail, from the other side of the world, be wrong, belly dance, belly dancing, give a hard time, to be a challenge to sbd, to address sbd formally, to address sbd formally, address someone in the third person, to address informally. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word del

of the

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (de il)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Credo di aver dimenticato le chiavi del furgone sul tavolo.
I think I forgot the keys of the van on the table.

carriage forward

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

carriage paid

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

stuck at a crossroads

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

truthfully, to be honest, to tell the truth

locuzione avverbiale (in realtà)

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

as further proof of the fact that

sostantivo femminile (conferma)

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

assumption of debt

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

regional agency

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mia sorella lavora in una delle agenzie del territorio.

at the foot of the bed

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

at sunset

when the rooster crows

tree of knowledge of good and evil

bread tree

on the agenda

upon signing the contract

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

in light of the fact that

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

in broad daylight

locuzione avverbiale (visibile a tutti, senza nascondersi)

steal from

(also joking)

height above sea level

aesthete, person of good taste, art lover

(esteta)

Carla è notoriamente un'amante del bello.
Carla is a notorious aesthete.

content analysis

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

sentence analysis

(language, grammar)

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

blood test

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'analisi del sangue diede un esito inaspettato.
He was surprised by the blood test results.

angel of the hearth, angel at the hearth

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

angel of evil

wood core, wooden core

matrimonial annulment, annulment of the marriage

river bank

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

murder weapon

art of fighting

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

toilet seat

sostantivo maschile

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

axis of evil

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

settlement

(land)

driving master, driving champion

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

conference proceedings

sostantivo plurale maschile (trascrizioni)

conference proceedings

sostantivo plurale maschile (trascrizione)

traffic warden

(assistente dei vigili)

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

be ruthless

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be in a position of advantage

have a mania for, be mad for

have a passion for

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

devil's advocate

sostantivo maschile (figurato (chi ama contraddire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non fare sempre l'avvocato del diavolo.
Don't constantly play devil's advocate.

devil's advocate

Mediterranean basin

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

blood bank

sostantivo femminile (ospedale: riserve di sangue)

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

sperm bank

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi rivolgerò alla banca del seme per riuscire ad avere un figlio.

sound barrier

sostantivo femminile (limite: velocità del suono)

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

baptism of fire

benefit of the doubt

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Concedimi il beneficio del dubbio.
Please give me the benefit of the doubt.

traffic block

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il blocco del traffico si rivelò una manovra inutile per la riduzione dello smog.

ice bag

sostantivo femminile

pooltable pocket

(game)

golf hole

suggestion box

treasury bill

sostantivo maschile (investimento obbligazionario)

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

fall into enemy hands

government collapse

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

trade union centre

sing the Lord's praises

last flicker of life

sostantivo maschile (figurato (guizzo di vita prima della morte) (before dying)

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

swansong

sostantivo maschile (figurato (ultima gloria di un artista finito) (an artist's last performance)

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

fireplace hood

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

devil's house

fire station

sostantivo femminile (stazione, sede)

eardrum cavity, tympanic cavity

bank transfer description, bank transfer reference

sostantivo femminile (ragione, motivo di pagamento)

Order of Merit for Labor

dairy producer

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

assignment of claim

salary-backed loan

(an employee loan repayment unique to Italy)

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

No one to blame but oneself, He who makes his bed must lie in it

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

key to success

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

citizen of the world

Bronze civilization

class of

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

sense of time

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

over the course of time

instep

sostantivo maschile (regione del piede)

over time

train driver

pact of silence

labour consultant

(UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ci sono troppi consulenti del lavoro in quello studio.
There are too many labour consultants in that studio.

conversion of the public debt

risk coverage, risk insurance coverage

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

travel time, journey time

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

body of evidence, evidence

sostantivo maschile (giuridico, penale (prova del reato: oggetto)

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

Gulf Stream

sostantivo femminile (corrente oceanica)

bird of ill omen

cost of money, price of money

sostantivo maschile (BCE: tasso di interesse)

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

labor cost

celestial vault

attention to detail

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

from the other side of the world

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (da molto lontano)

be wrong

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

belly dance, belly dancing

sostantivo femminile (tipo di danza)

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

give a hard time

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (creare problemi) (idiomatic)

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

to be a challenge to sbd

This new client is very difficult

to address sbd formally

to address sbd formally

address someone in the third person

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (usare la forma di cortesia)

to address informally

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Siamo quasi coetanei; mi puoi dare del tu.
We are the same age; you can address me informally.

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