What does tuffo in Italian mean?

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

The word tuffo in Italian means dive, plunge, leap, plunge, immerse, dive, plunge into, take the most of something, feel your heart leap, skipped heartbeat, pike dive, tuck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tuffo

dive, plunge

sostantivo maschile (letterale, sport (salto in acqua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ogni anno qui fanno dei tuffi in mare da quella rupe altissima.
Every year they take a huge dive into the sea from that cliff up there.

leap

sostantivo maschile (salto, slancio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La macchina arrivava a tutta velocità, così Rita fece un tuffo di lato per non farsi investire.
The car sped up really quickly and Rita had to take a huge leap to get out of the way.

plunge, immerse

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (immergere)

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

dive

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (gettarsi in liquido)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il ragazzo si è tuffato dalla scogliera.

plunge into

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (applicarsi a [qlcs])

Mi sono tuffato subito nel nuovo progetto perché mi appassiona molto.

take the most of something

feel your heart leap

skipped heartbeat

sostantivo maschile (figurato (forte emozione)

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

pike dive

sostantivo maschile (tipo di tuffo) (diving)

tuck

(type of dive)

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