What does cane in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word cane in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cane in Italian.
The word cane in Italian means dog, cock, hammer, slob, Canis Major, Canis Minor, bitch, bitch, messily, haphazardly, scrappily, drug-sniffing dog, whipped dog, beaten dog, a dog chasing its own tail, hunting dog, watchdog, guard dog, sheep dog, sled dog, truffle dog, dog that hunts for truffles, prairie dog, purebred dog, pedigree, wolf dog, Pekingese dog, loose cannon, feed the dog, fight like cat and dog, be unwelcome, be given the cold shoulder, it's freezing, be freezing cold, there's no such thing as a free lunch, German shepherd, dog fur, damn, sugar, St Bernard, have your tail between your legs, look sheepish, treat like a dog, a dog chasing its own tail, gosh darn it!. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cane
dog(animale domestico) (animal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mio figlio vuole un cane ma nel nostro condominio non sono ammessi. My son wants a dog, but our condo doesn't allow them. |
cock, hammersostantivo maschile (armi da fuoco: percussore) (firearms) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Per sparare un colpo si deve prima armare il cane. To shoot a pistol, you first have to pull back the hammer. |
slobsostantivo maschile (informale, peggiorativo (trasandato, sciatto) (pejorative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Giorgio è davvero un cane con la sua macchina: è tutta sporca e piena di ammaccature. Giorgio really is a slob with his car; it's all dirty and full of dents. |
Canis Major, Canis Minorsostantivo maschile (costellazione) (astronomy) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) All'osservatorio sono riuscita a vedere la costellazione del Cane. At the observatory I was able to see the Canis Major constellation. |
bitchsostantivo femminile (esemplare canino femminile) (female dog) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La nostra cagna ha quasi undici anni. |
bitchsostantivo femminile (figurato, spregiativo (donnaccia) (pejorative, unpleasant woman) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quando seppe che avrei avuto Marta come insegnante di lettere, il suo ferale commento fu: "Auguri, è una cagna". |
messily, haphazardly, scrappily(volgare) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
drug-sniffing dog
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whipped dog, beaten dog
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
a dog chasing its own tail
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Se continui così ti troverai a essere un cane che si morde la coda. If you keep going like this you'll wind up a dog chasing its own tail. |
hunting dogsostantivo maschile (cane utilizzato per la caccia) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
watchdog, guard dogsostantivo maschile (animale custode) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sheep dogsostantivo maschile (cane per controllare il gregge) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sled dogsostantivo maschile |
truffle dog, dog that hunts for truffles
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
prairie dogsostantivo maschile |
purebred dog, pedigree
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mia zia sceglie solo cani di razza. |
wolf dogsostantivo maschile (razza canina) (dog breed) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Pekingese dog
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loose cannonsostantivo maschile (idiomatico (agire in libertà) (idiomatic) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
feed the dog
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fight like cat and dogverbo intransitivo (idiomatico (non sopportarsi) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be unwelcome, be given the cold shoulder
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it's freezing
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be freezing coldverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (fare molto freddo) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
there's no such thing as a free lunch
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German shepherdsostantivo maschile (razza canina) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
dog fursostantivo maschile |
damn, sugar(colloquial) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Non vedo l'ora di partire, porco cane! |
St Bernardsostantivo maschile (razza canina) (dog) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
have your tail between your legs, look sheepishverbo intransitivo (idiomatico (essere, andarsene mogio mogio) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
treat like a dogverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (trattare malissimo qn) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
a dog chasing its own tail
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
gosh darn it!interiezione (regionale, volgare (maledizione!) (used by youth) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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