What does urto in Italian mean?

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

The word urto in Italian means impact, collision, conflict, assault, need, bump into, hit, disappoint, a heavy dose, collide with, clash with, blast wave, shock wave, high-dose treatment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word urto

impact

sostantivo maschile (impatto, colpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'urto le fece volare via il casco.
The impact caused her helmet to fly off.

collision

sostantivo maschile (fisica (collisione fra corpi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Galileo effettuò le prime ricerche sugli urti.
Galileo carried out the first research on collisions.

conflict

sostantivo maschile (figurato (attrito, contrasto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'è stato un urto tra Mario e Giovanni e ora non si parlano più.
Mario and Giovanni had a conflict and they don't speak to each other anymore.

assault

sostantivo maschile (militare: assalto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compagnia resistette all'urto dei ribelli e vinse la battaglia.
The company resisted the rebel assault and won the battle.

need

verbo intransitivo (essere necessario, servire con urgenza) (invert subject, object)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi urge una grossa somma prima di domani.
I need a large sum of money by tomorrow.

bump into

verbo intransitivo (sbattere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ho urtato contro il palo e mi è venuto un bernoccolo.
I bumped into the pole and now I have a huge bump on my head.

hit

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colpire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Emma urtò il piede contro il mobile.
Emma hit her leg on the furniture.

disappoint

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (contrariare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi urta vedere gli anziani che vengono derisi dai giovani.
I'm disappointed when I see old people jeered by youth.

a heavy dose

collide with

clash with

blast wave, shock wave

sostantivo femminile (variazione aerodinamica)

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

high-dose treatment

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