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porca meaning in English

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porca noun
{f}

balk [balks](an unplowed strip of land)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːk] [US: ˈbɔːk]

porca miseria interjection

hell's bells(expression of frustration, outrage, or surprise)
interjection

porca puttana interjection

fucking hell(an exclamation of anger (vulgar))
interjection

hell's bells(expression of frustration, outrage, or surprise)
interjection

porca puttana interjection
{f}

holy shit(expression of surprise or the like)
interjection
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li ʃɪt] [US: ˈhoʊ.li ˈʃiːt]

porca troia interjection

good grief(expression of surprise or shock)
interjection

hell's bells(expression of frustration, outrage, or surprise)
interjection

porca vacca interjection

good grief(expression of surprise or shock)
interjection

porcaio noun
{m}

swineherd [swineherds](person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs)
noun
[UK: ˈswaɪn.hɜːd] [US: ˈswaɪn.hɝːd]

porcaro noun
{m}

herder [herders](one who herds)
noun
[UK: ˈherdə(r)] [US: ˈher.dər]

bomba sporca noun
{f}

dirty bomb(device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material)
noun

buttare il bambino con l'acqua sporca verb

throw the baby out with the bathwater((idiomatic) to discard something valuable)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər]

coscienza sporca noun
{f}

guilty conscience(a feeling of guiltiness)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɪl.ti ˈkɒn.ʃəns] [US: ˈɡɪl.ti ˈkɑːn.ʃəns]

pang of conscience(feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets)
noun
[UK: pæŋ əv ˈkɒn.ʃəns] [US: ˈpæŋ əv ˈkɑːn.ʃəns]

sporcare verb

besmirch [besmirched, besmirching, besmirches](make dirty)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈsmɜːtʃ] [US: bɪ.ˈsmɝːtʃ]

blacken [blackened, blackening, blackens](make dirty)
verb
[UK: ˈblækən] [US: ˈblækən]

dirty [dirtied, dirtying, dirties](to make dirty)
verb
[UK: ˈdɜː.ti] [US: ˈdɝː.ti]
He got dirty. = Si sporcò.

soil [soiled, soiling, soils](to make dirty)
verb
[UK: sɔɪl] [US: sɔɪl]
There was once a girl who trod on a loaf to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence are well known. = C'era una volta una ragazza che calpestò una pagnotta per evitare di sporcare le scarpe, e le disgrazie che le successero di conseguenza sono ben note.

sporcarsi verb

dirty [dirtied, dirtying, dirties](to become soiled)
verb
[UK: ˈdɜː.ti] [US: ˈdɝː.ti]
John isn't afraid to get dirty. = John non ha paura di sporcarsi.