What does forte in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word forte in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use forte in Italian.
The word forte in Italian means strong, determined, tenacious, intense, marked, gifted, talented, heavily, fort, stronghold, plosive, fortis, strong, impetuous, fierce, furious, strong, stalwart, strength, go fast, to drink heavily, to run fast, to come to sbd's side about, lend someone a hand, to side with sbd about, sleep soundly, I can't help it, I can't resist, draw on or for strength, strong as an ox, loud and clear, strong link, strong bond, strong call, play hard, the stronger sex, survival of the fittest, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, to eat a lot, strong currency, not be your strong point, to speak aloud, new realism, piece de resistance, main course, speciality, strong point, speciality, You can say that again! That's for sure!, you can say that loudly, you can say that out loud, You can say that again!, strong stuff, hold tightly, brace yourself, get ready. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word forte
strongaggettivo (vigoroso, robusto) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Tu sembri abbastanza forte; potresti spostare quella poltrona? You look strong enough. Could you move this armchair? |
determined, tenaciousaggettivo (tenace, determinato) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ha un carattere forte; sembra non esserci nulla che lo tiri giù di morale. He is tenacious; nothing seems to bring him down. |
intense, markedaggettivo (intenso, marcato) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Questo vino ha un sapore molto forte. This wine has a very intense flavour. |
gifted, talentedaggettivo (abile, dotato) (ability) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Marco è molto forte a sudoku. Marco is very good at sudoku. |
heavilyavverbio (fortemente) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Ha iniziato a piovere forte e ci siamo bagnati tutti. It started to rain heavily and we got completely drenched. |
fort, strongholdsostantivo maschile (fortezza, roccaforte) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) In cima a quella collina c'è un antico forte. There's an ancient fort on top of that hill. |
plosiveaggettivo (linguistica (con flessione irregolare) (linguistics) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il tedesco ha molti verbi forti. German has many strong verbs. |
fortis, strongaggettivo (linguistica (consonanti non deboli) (phonetics) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Alcune lingue prevedono consonanti deboli e consonanti forti. Some languages have lenis consonants and fortis consonants. |
impetuous, fierce, furiousaggettivo (impetuoso, violento) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Una forte pioggia ci ha costretti a tornare a casa. The fierce rain forced us to go back home. |
strongaggettivo (grande, notevole) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ho la forte convinzione che non tornerà. I have a strong feeling that he will not come back. |
stalwartsostantivo maschile (persona tenace) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Solo i forti rimangono impassibili di fronte a tali sciagure. Only stalwarts can remain stoic when faced with similar tragedies. |
strengthsostantivo maschile (punto di forza) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I lavori manuali non sono il mio forte. Manual work is not one of my strengths. |
go fast
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to drink heavily
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to run fast
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to come to sbd's side about
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lend someone a handverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (venire in aiuto) |
to side with sbd about
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sleep soundly
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I can't help it, I can't resist
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draw on or for strength
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strong as an ox
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loud and clearlocuzione avverbiale (udito: sentire bene) |
strong link, strong bond
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strong call
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play hard
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the stronger sex
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survival of the fittest
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Nella nostra azienda vige ancora la legge del più forte. |
the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak(biblical) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
to eat a lot
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strong currency
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not be your strong point
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
to speak aloud
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new realism
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piece de resistance
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main course, speciality(food) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il piatto forte di oggi sono gli spaghetti alla bottarga. Today's speciality is spaghetti with bottarga. |
strong point, speciality(qualities, abilities of a person) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il tiramisù è il punto forte di mia nonna. Maths is not his forte. |
You can say that again! That's for sure!
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you can say that loudly, you can say that out loud
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Puoi dirlo forte che in casa nostra c'è troppa poca democrazia. |
You can say that again!
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strong stuff(idiom) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
hold tightly
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brace yourself, get ready
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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