What does spezzato in Italian mean?

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

The word spezzato in Italian means broken, fragmented, broken, interrupted, fragmentary, mismatched, break, snap, crack, split, part, interrupt, break up, fracture, broken heart. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word spezzato

broken, fragmented

aggettivo (rotto in più parti)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Quella vecchia panca è spezzata da anni.

broken, interrupted, fragmentary

aggettivo (interrotto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le sue ore lavorative sono spezzate nel corso della giornata.

mismatched

sostantivo maschile (abito: non completo) (jacket and pants)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il modello indossa uno spezzato viola.

break, snap, crack

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rompere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il forte vento ha spezzato i pali del telefono.
The strong wind broke the telephone poles.

split, part

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dividere spezzando)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ho spezzato il lastrone di pietra per pavimentare il vialetto.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He divvied up the land.

interrupt, break up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (interrompere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sarebbe un peccato spezzare la nostra amicizia per colpa di un futile litigio.
It would be a pity to break up our friendship over a trivial argument.

fracture

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (osso: fratturarsi) (also fig)

Si è spezzato entrambi i femori cadendo da cavallo.
He fractured both his femurs when he fell off the horse.

broken heart

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo so che hai il cuore spezzato, ma vedrai che il film ti piacerà lo stesso.

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