What does solitario in Italian mean?

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

The word solitario in Italian means solitary, lone, solitary, lonely, isolated, solitaire, solitaire, lonely heart, solitary hero, lone wolf, lonely sparrow, tapeworm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word solitario

solitary

aggettivo (che ama la solitudine)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio fratello è un tipo solitario mentre io sono molto estroversa.
My brother is a loner, while I'm much more social.

lone

aggettivo (animali, piante (che non sta in gruppo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
I membri solitari del branco sono spesso malati o emarginati.
Lone members of a herd are often ill or marginalized.

solitary, lonely, isolated

aggettivo (isolato, remoto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se vivessi in questo casolare solitario avrei costantemente paura dei ladri.
If I lived in this isolated house I'd always be afraid of burglars.

solitaire

sostantivo maschile (brillante, anello con brillante) (diamond ring, jewel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Di fronte a un enorme solitario Leslie non poté rifiutare la proposta di matrimonio.
Leslie couldn't refuse the marriage proposal with the amazing solitaire staring at her.

solitaire

sostantivo maschile (gioco di carte a uno) (US, card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il custode gioca sempre a solitario nel suo ufficio.
The janitor always plays solitaire in his office.

lonely heart

sostantivo maschile (persona: single) (figurative)

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

solitary hero

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

lone wolf

sostantivo maschile (persona asociale, anticonformista)

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

lonely sparrow

(reference to an Italian poem)

tapeworm

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mia nonna diceva sempre che a mangiare carne troppo cruda si rischia il verme solitario.

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