What does spinta in Italian mean?

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

The word spinta in Italian means push, push, pressure, backing, recommendation, pushed, pressed, pressed down, prompted, impelled, pushed, driven, racy, risqué, push, push, shove, push, push, drive, lead, Archimedes' force, Archimedes' thrust, hydrostatic force. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word spinta

push

sostantivo femminile (forza che muove)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dino gli ha dato una spinta e l'ha fatto cadere.
Dino pushed the boy and made him fall down.

push, pressure

sostantivo femminile (figurato (stimolo ad agire) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sotto la spinta del partito, anche le altre forze politiche hanno espresso voto favorevole.
Under the party's pressure, the other political forces also cast a favourable vote.

backing, recommendation

sostantivo femminile (figurato, peggiorativo (raccomandazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laura è diventata direttrice grazie a spinte dall'alto.
Laura became the director thanks to backing from high up.

pushed, pressed, pressed down

participio passato (pp di spingere)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Una volta spinta la frizione puoi cambiare marcia.
Once you've pressed the clutch down, you can change gear.

prompted, impelled, pushed, driven

aggettivo (incline)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Spinto dal suo senso di dovere ha spalato la neve di tutto il vialetto.
Prompted by his sense of duty, he shoveled the snow from the entire alley.

racy, risqué

aggettivo (dal contenuto erotico)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio zio fa sempre battute spinte, anche in situazioni non adatte.
My uncle always makes racy jokes, even in inappropriate situations.

push

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (spostare, muovere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Chi mi spinge sull'altalena? Spingiamo la macchina guasta sul lato, così non intralciamo il traffico.
Who's pushing me on the swing? Let's push the faulty car onto the roadside, so we don't block the traffic.

push, shove

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (spintonare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Odio le persone che spingono per scendere dall'autobus.
I hate people who push to get off the bus.

push

verbo intransitivo (fare pressione)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le onde spingono contro la diga.
The waves push against the dam.

push

verbo intransitivo (figurato (persuadere, incitare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mio padre mi spinge ad entrare in politica.
My father is pushing me to go into politics.

drive, lead

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (far arrivare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se vogliamo finire il lavoro dobbiamo spingere i nostri sforzi al limite.
If we want to finish this job we need to push ourselves to the limit.

Archimedes' force, Archimedes' thrust

hydrostatic force

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