What does manica in Italian mean?

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

The word manica in Italian means sleeve, wind sock, bunch, pack, group, English Channel, ace up the sleeve, have an ace up your sleeve, generous, liberal, be generous, be indulgent, be tight, be ungenerous, be the ace in the hole, windsock, mid sleeve, mezzamanica. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word manica

sleeve

sostantivo femminile (parte di vestito) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La manica della giacca è strappata.
The jacket's sleeve is ripped.

wind sock

sostantivo femminile (oggetto a forma di tubo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La manica a vento misura l'intensità del vento.
A wind sock measures the intensity of the wind.

bunch, pack, group

sostantivo femminile (colloquiale (banda, gruppo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sono una manica di imbroglioni!
They're a bunch of tricksters!

English Channel

sostantivo femminile (canale che divide Francia e Inghilterra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per andare in Gran Bretagna sono passati per il tunnel della Manica.

ace up the sleeve

sostantivo maschile (idiomatico (risorsa nascosta)

have an ace up your sleeve

generous, liberal

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

be generous, be indulgent

be tight, be ungenerous

be the ace in the hole

windsock

mid sleeve

sostantivo femminile (soprammanica) (clothing)

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

mezzamanica

sostantivo femminile (tipo di pasta) (type of pasta)

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

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