What does stecca in Italian mean?

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

The word stecca in Italian means stick, rod, wrong note, bribe, kickback, carton, splint, hit, hit the wrong note, fence in, stud, , What a bad note!, someone totally cracked!, hit a wrong note, cue stick, cue, stick. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word stecca

stick, rod

sostantivo femminile (asta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il filo è sorretto da due stecche.
The string is held up by two rods.

wrong note

sostantivo femminile (musica: nota sbagliata) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'esecuzione del pianista era piena di stecche.
The pianist's performance was full of wrong notes.

bribe, kickback

sostantivo femminile (gergale (tangente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il politico corrotto voleva la sua stecca.
The corrupt politician wanted a kickback.

carton

sostantivo femminile (pacco di sigarette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prima di partire, vado dal tabaccaio a prendere una stecca di sigarette.
Before leaving I'm going to the tobacco shop to buy a carton of cigarettes.

splint

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (fasciatura: stecche)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'infermiera mi ha steccato il polso fratturato.

hit

verbo intransitivo (biliardo: colpo) (billiards)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
In questo tutorial vi spiego come steccare correttamente.

hit the wrong note

verbo intransitivo (musica: errore) (music, singing)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Durante l'esecuzione dell'aria il tenore ha steccato e si è preso dei fischi.

fence in

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (costruire uno steccato)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il fattore ha steccato il campo con dei paletti di legno.

stud

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cibo: bucare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho steccato il tacchino per aromatizzarlo con il rosmarino.

locuzione aggettivale (to refrain from something(e.g. food)

What a bad note!, someone totally cracked!

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
The soprano totally cracked on her high note.

hit a wrong note

(singing)

cue stick, cue, stick

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