What does becco in Italian mean?

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

The word becco in Italian means beak, hook, mouth, burner, mouthpiece, buck, billy, cuckold, peck, peck at, bite, catch, bicker, meet up, get scolded, get reprimanded, guess, boo, run into, wet one's beak, beaten when down, shut up!, be skint, be broke, be brassic, be penniless, stick your nose in, stick your nose into, without a penny, be excluded from enjoying the spoils, to keep one's mouth shut. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word becco

beak

sostantivo maschile (uccelli: rostro)

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

I pulcini aspettavano la mamma aquila con i becchi aperti e affamati.

The chicks were waiting for the mother eagle with their open and hungry beaks.

hook

sostantivo maschile (uncino, sporgenza)

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

Mi serve un pentolino con il becco per riscaldare il latte e versarlo nella tazza.

I need a pan with a lip to heat this milk and pour it into the cup.

mouth

sostantivo maschile (figurato, spregiativo (bocca)

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

Faresti meglio a chiudere il becco.

You'd do better to shut your mouth.

burner

sostantivo maschile (bruciatore)

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

La professoressa di chimica accese il becco di Bunsen.

The chemistry professor turned on the Bunsen burner.

mouthpiece

sostantivo maschile (bocchino di strumento) (part of a musical instrument)

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

Sergio appoggiò le labbra sul becco del flauto e iniziò a suonare.

Sergio placed his lips on the flute's mouthpiece and began playing.

buck, billy

sostantivo maschile (maschio di capra o pecora) (male goat)

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

Ho un gregge numeroso con due becchi.

I have a large flock with two bucks.

cuckold

sostantivo maschile (figurato, offensivo, regionale (cornuto, tradito da partner) (figurative)

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

Uno è sempre l'ultimo ad accorgersi di essere becco.

The cuckold is always the last one to realise he's exactly that.

peck

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (prendere cibo col becco)

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

Il passerotto beccava le briciole dalla mia mano.

The sparrow pecked the crumbs out of my hand.

peck at

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colpire col becco)

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

Si sentiva il picchio che beccava il tronco.

We could hear the woodpecker pecking at the branch.

bite

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (insetti: pizzicare, mordere)

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

Mi ha beccato una zanzara e ora mi prude il braccio.

A mosquito bit me and my arm itches now.

catch

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (sorprendere, acciuffare qn)

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

La polizia ha beccato il ladro mentre tentava la fuga.

The police caught (or: surprised) the thief as he tried to escape.

bicker

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (bisticciarsi, punzecchiarsi)

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

Renzo e Sara si beccano in continuazione ma poi fanno sempre pace.

Renzo and Sara bicker all the time but then they always make up.

meet up

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (colloquiale (incontrarsi) (colloquial)

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

Allora, quand'è che ci becchiamo per un caffè?

So, when are we meeting up for a coffee?

get scolded, get reprimanded

verbo intransitivo (figurato, informale (perdere, buscarle)

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

Letizia le ha beccate per essere tornata troppo tardi.

Letizia got smacked for getting home too late,

guess

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (ottenere per caso)

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

Ho beccato la fila più veloce alle poste e me la sono sbrigata in fretta.

I got lucky with the fastest line at the post office and took care of things quickly.

boo

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (teatro, opera: disapprovare vivacemente)

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

Quanto il soprano ha terminato la sua aria, il pubblico lo ha beccato.

When the soprano finished his aria, the public booed him.

run into

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colloquiale (incontrare) (colloquial)

Ho beccato Marco giù in centro e ci siamo fatti quattro chiacchiere.

I ran into Marco in the city centre and we had a nice chat.

wet one's beak

beaten when down

shut up!

be skint, be broke, be brassic, be penniless

stick your nose in

stick your nose into

without a penny

be excluded from enjoying the spoils

to keep one's mouth shut

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