What does sopravento in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word sopravento in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sopravento in Italian.
The word sopravento in Italian means windward, windy, windward side, upper hand, advantage, gain the upper hand, prevail. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sopravento
windwardavverbio (dalla parte del vento) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ci siamo seduti sul lato sopravento del traghetto e abbiamo preso un sacco di freddo. We were on the windward side of the ferry and caught quite a chill. |
windyavverbio (esposto al vento) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Qui siamo sopravvento, spostiamoci dietro la casa. It's windy here, let's move behind the house. |
windward sidesostantivo maschile (parte esposta al vento) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il sopravvento è nella parte ovest del monte. |
upper hand, advantagesostantivo maschile (vantaggio, superiorità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La disperazione ha avuto il sopravvento e ci siamo arresi troppo presto. |
gain the upper hand, prevail
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quando prende il sopravvento la paura non c'è più nulla da fare. Fear got the better of me and I had to turn around and go home. |
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