What does gancio in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gancio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gancio in Italian.
The word gancio in Italian means hook, grapple, hook, hook shot, slyboots. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gancio
hook, grapplesostantivo maschile (strumento a U, uncino) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La carne era appesa a un gancio per la frollatura. The meat was hung on a hook for aging. |
hooksostantivo maschile (colpo del pugilato) (boxing) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lo stese con un gancio ben assestato. He knocked him out with a well placed left hook. |
hook shotsostantivo maschile (basket: tiro a uncino) (basketball) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Neanche il gancio del capitano riuscì a cambiare le sorti della partita. Not even the captain's hook shot was able to change the outcome of the game. |
slybootssostantivo maschile (figurato, popolare (persona scaltra, furba) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quell'uomo è un vero gancio negli affari. That guy is a real business shark. |
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