What does tessere in Italian mean?

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

The word tessere in Italian means weave, compose, put together, card, badge, tile, tessera, sing the praises of, to sing someone’s praises. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tessere

weave

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (realizzare un tessuto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La sarta tesseva la stoffa.
The seamstress wove the cloth.

compose, put together

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (strutturare, comporre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'esperto sta tessendo una discussione molto interessante.
The expert is putting together a very interesting discussion.

card, badge

sostantivo femminile (cartoncino rettangolare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi chiesero di mostrare la tessera di riconoscimento per poter passare i controlli.
They asked to see my badge to get past the security point.

tile, tessera

sostantivo femminile (pezzo del domino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nella scatola manca una tessera, non possiamo giocare finché non la ritroviamo.
A tile is missing in the game box, we can't play until we find it.

sing the praises of

(figurative)

Dovetti tessere le lodi di quella vipera della mia collega Elisa.

to sing someone’s praises

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