What does falda in Italian mean?

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

The word falda in Italian means layer, brim, slope, pitch, pitched roof, gabled roof, aquifer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word falda

layer

sostantivo femminile (strato, lembo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Piega meglio quella falda della tovaglia.
Fold that layer of the tablecloth better, please.

brim

sostantivo femminile (di cappello) (hats)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi piace la falda di quel cappello.
I like the brim of that hat.

slope

sostantivo femminile (pendice di monte) (mountain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avevamo appena lasciato le falde della collina che già iniziò a lamentarsi che era stanca.
We had barely made it over the slope of that hill and he was already complaining of being tired.

pitch

sostantivo femminile (parte di un tetto) (part of a roof)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il tetto dell'abitazione a fianco alla nostra ha un'unica falda.
The roof of the house next to ours has a single pitch.

pitched roof, gabled roof

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

aquifer

sostantivo femminile (geologia (area con acqua)

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