What does marcia in Italian mean?

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

The word marcia in Italian means march, parade, march, gear, foot race, marathon, march, rotten, bad, spoiled, corrupt, vile, rotten part, bad part, corruption, march, drive, run, go away, move on, have that extra oomph, have a leg up, switch gears, direction of travel, back up, reverse, reverse gear, forced march, funeral march, reverse gear, afterthought, second thoughts, change of mind, wedding march, launch, start-up, track record, downshift, wedding procession, direction of traffic, schedule. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marcia

march

sostantivo femminile (tipo di camminata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ogni mattina è prevista una marcia di un'ora attorno alla caserma.
They march around the barracks for an hour every morning.

parade, march

sostantivo femminile (corteo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La marcia della pace si concluderà nella città di Assisi.
The peace march will end in the city of Assisi.

gear

sostantivo femminile (di autoveicolo) (automotive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quest'auto ha un cambio a sei marce.
This car has a six gear gear-stick.

foot race, marathon

sostantivo femminile (atletica leggera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sara ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nella marcia.
Sara won a silver medal in the foot race.

march

sostantivo femminile (composizione musicale) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La marcia nuziale accompagnava l'ingresso degli sposi.
The wedding march played as the bride and groom made their entrance.

rotten, bad, spoiled

aggettivo (corrotto, putrescente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questa carne è marcia, riportala al negozio.
This meat is rotten (or: bad); take it back to the shop.

corrupt, vile

aggettivo (figurato (immorale, disonesto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questo politico è marcio.
This politician is corrupt.

rotten part, bad part

sostantivo maschile (ciò che è putrefatto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pulisci l'insalata e leva il marcio.
Wash the salad and take off the rotten (or: bad) part.

corruption

sostantivo maschile (fiugurato (ciò che è corrotto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dietro questa storia c'è del marcio.
This story smells of corruption.

march

verbo intransitivo (procedere a passo di marcia)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I soldati marciavano fuori dalla caserma.

drive

verbo intransitivo (veicoli: procedere) (car, van, lorry)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I veicoli lenti devono marciare nella corsia più a destra.
Slower vehicles must drive in the right lane.

run

verbo intransitivo (anche figurato (funzionare regolarmente) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
È un orologio vecchiotto, ma marcia ancora che è una bellezza.
It's an old watch, but it still runs like a charm.

go away, move on

verbo intransitivo (figurato, scherzoso (andare via, allontanarsi)

Cosa fai ancora qui? Marcia!
What are you still doing here? Go away!

have that extra oomph

(colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a leg up

switch gears

direction of travel

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

back up

(driving and figurative)

reverse, reverse gear

(automobiles, technology)

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

forced march

funeral march

sostantivo femminile (musica: composizione)

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

reverse gear

sostantivo femminile (veicoli a motore: retromarcia)

afterthought, second thoughts, change of mind

sostantivo femminile (figurato (ripensamento)

Sara ha messo la casa in vendita, ma dopo qualche mese ha fatto marcia indietro.
Sara put her house up for sale, but changed her mind after a few months.

wedding march

sostantivo femminile (musica: composizione)

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

launch, start-up

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

track record

downshift

(change to a lower gear)

wedding procession

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

direction of traffic

schedule

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

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