What does balza in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word balza in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use balza in Italian.
The word balza in Italian means frill, flounce, cliff, crag, bluff, rock face, ledge, ridge, wainscot, baseboard, jump, leap, leap out, jump out. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word balza
frill, flouncesostantivo femminile (abiti, tende ecc.: volant) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non mi piace la balza della tua gonna. I don't like the frill of your skirt. |
cliff, crag, bluff, rock facesostantivo femminile (balzo, dirupo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Attento a non precipitare nella balza. Careful not to fall of the cliff. |
ledge, ridgesostantivo femminile (ripiano circondato da dirupi) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Si costruì una casa nella balza, accessibile solo con un precario ponte di legno. He built himself a house on the ridge, which was accessible only via a wooden bridge. |
wainscot, baseboardsostantivo femminile (zoccolo ornamentale di un muro) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ho visto una balza lavorata a mano al mercato. |
jump, leapverbo intransitivo (fare un salto) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Simone balzò verso di lei senza che nemmeno se ne accorgesse. Simone leaped towards her without her even noticing. |
leap out, jump outverbo intransitivo (figurato (essere subito chiaro) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") La sua diversità balza subito agli occhi. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The truth just leapt out at him. |
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