What does culla in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word culla in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culla in Italian.
The word culla in Italian means cradle, crib, cradle, rock, nurture, cherish, string along, cradle of civilization. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word culla
cradle, cribsostantivo femminile (neonato: lettino) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Abbiamo posizionato la culla del nostro bimbo appena nato accanto al nostro letto. We placed the cradle (or: crib) of our newborn next to our bed. |
cradlesostantivo femminile (figurato (idea: luogo di origine) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La Mesopotamia è considerata la culla della civiltà. Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilisation. |
rockverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (neonato: far dondolare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Culla il bambino per farlo addormentare più in fretta. Rock (or: cradle) the child so he will fall asleep more quickly. |
nurture, cherishverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (proposito: conservare) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Natalia cullava il sogno di andarsene da quel paese. Natalia clinged to her dream of leaving that village. |
string alongverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (illudere) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Silvia cullava l'amato con false promesse. Silvia strung along her beau with false promises. |
cradle of civilization(US, UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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