Italian | English |
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colpo noun {m} di fruSta {f} | whiplash(lash of a whip) |
colpo noun {m} | bang [bangs](A strike upon an object causing such a noise) belt [belts](powerful blow) blow [blows](act of striking or hitting) catch [catches](the act of noticing, understanding or hearing) chop [chops](blow with an axe or similar utensil) hit [hits]noun knock [knocks](abrupt rapping sound) sensation [sensations](widespread excitement) stroke [strokes](act of hitting, see also: blow; hit) whack [whacks](A blow, impact or slap) |
colpo apoplettico noun | stroke [strokes](loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) |
colpo basso noun | low blow(an unfair or illegal blow in boxing) |
colpo d'aria noun {m} | cold [colds](illness) |
colpo d'ascia noun {m} | chop [chops](blow with an axe or similar utensil) |
colpo di fortuna noun | godsend(an unexpected good fortune) |
colpo di fortuna noun {m} | fluke [flukes](stroke of luck) |
colpo di frusta noun {m} | whiplash(whiplash injury) |
colpo di fucile noun {m} | gunshot [gunshots](act of discharging a firearm) |
colpo di fulmine noun | love at first sight(an instantaneous attraction) |
colpo di genio noun {m} | stroke of genius(sudden mental insight that solves a problem) |
colpo di grazia noun | finishing move(final blow) |
colpo di grazia noun {m} | coup de grâce(final blow) |
colpo di piede noun {m} | kick [kicks](hit or strike with the leg or foot) |
colpo di remo noun | stroke [strokes](movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made) |
colpo di scena noun {m} | plot twist(change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot) twist [twists](unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc) |
colpo di stato noun {m} | coup d'état(sudden overthrow of a government) |
colpo di testa noun {m} | header [headers](soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) |
colpo di tosse noun {m} | cough [coughs](expulsion of air from the lungs) |
colpo di vento noun {f} | blast [blasts](violent gust of wind) |
colpo fatale noun {m} | kill [kills](death blow) |
colpo forte noun | pound [pounds](hard blow) |
colpo giornalistico noun {m} | scoop [scoops](news learned and reported before anyone else) |
colpo secco noun | swat(a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking) |
contraccolpo noun | backlash [backlashes](violent or abrubt reaction) kickback [kickbacks](covert payment in return for a favor) |
di colpo adverb | cold turkey(abruptly) short(abruptly, briefly) |
duro colpo noun {m} | whammy(a serious or devastating setback) |