What does bara in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word bara in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bara in Italian.
The word bara in Italian means coffin, death's door, grave, cheat, cheat, hoodwink, swindle, defraud, have a foot in the grave. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bara
coffinsostantivo femminile (cassa da morto) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La funzione funebre è stata semplice e la bara era molto elegante. The funeral was very simple and the coffin (or: casket) elegant. |
death's door, gravesostantivo femminile (figurato (punto di morte) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'assassino del boss mafioso ha già un piede nella bara. The man who assassinated the mafia boss is already at death's door. |
cheatverbo intransitivo (imbrogliare al gioco) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Non voglio giocare a poker con Ugo; dicono che bari. I don't want to play poker with Ugo; I'm told he cheats. |
cheat, hoodwink, swindle, defraudverbo intransitivo (ingannare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Silvia non fa altro che barare sulla sua età. Silvia does nothing but cheat about her age. |
have a foot in the grave
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