What does petto in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word petto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use petto in Italian.
The word petto in Italian means chest, breasts, breast, puff up your chest, beat one's chest, stick your chest out, flex your muscles, stomach in chest out, to beat one's breast, chicken breast, face head on, attack head on, brisket, brisket. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word petto
chestsostantivo maschile (torace umano e animale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Si batté il petto con forza. He pounded on his chest. |
breastssostantivo maschile (figurato (donna: seno) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") I figli si appoggiano in maniera naturale al petto della madre. It's natural for children to rest on their mother's breasts (or: bosom). |
breastsostantivo maschile (giacca: parte anteriore) (clothing) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Aveva una macchia su petto della giacca. He had a stain on the breast of his jacket. |
puff up your chest
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beat one's chest
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stick your chest out, flex your muscles(show off, boast) |
stomach in chest out
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
to beat one's breast(to show how worried you are) |
chicken breastsostantivo maschile |
face head on, attack head on
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
brisketsostantivo femminile (carne bovina: tipo di taglio) (meat cut) |
brisket
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