What does morsa in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word morsa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use morsa in Italian.
The word morsa in Italian means vise, grip, grasp, hold, bite, sting, bite, bite, corrode, eat away, chastise, castigate, be caught in a chokehold, freezing cold, struck by cold weather, caught in the grips, a stab in the stomach. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word morsa
visesostantivo maschile (arnese) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il pezzo è serrato nella morsa. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. I secured the wood in the vise. |
grip, grasp, holdsostantivo femminile (figurato (stretta) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La morsa dello stress è sempre in agguato. Anxiety's hold is always lurking. |
biteverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (afferrare, stringere con i denti) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il giovane morse il panino con gusto. The young man bit into his sandwich with gusto. |
sting, biteverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (estensione, familiare (insetti: pungere, pizzicare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Mi ha appena morso una zanzara! I've just been bitten by a mosquito! |
biteverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (dare una sensazione acre) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Questa bevanda è gradevole, ma morde un po' il palato. This drink is nice but it bites the palate a bit. |
corrode, eat awayverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (corrodere, intaccare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Questa sostanza morde la plastica. This substance corrodes plastic. |
chastise, castigateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, letterario (criticare severamente) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") In molti lo denigravano e lo mordevano. Many maligned him and chastised him. |
be caught in a chokehold
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freezing cold, struck by cold weather
(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
caught in the grips
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
a stab in the stomach
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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