"colpo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkol.po/ Forms: colpi [plural]
Rhymes: -olpo Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin colpus, from Latin colaphus from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos). Doublet of golfo. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la-lat|colpus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin colpus, {{inh+|it|la-lat|colpus}} Inherited from Late Latin colpus, {{inh|it|la|colaphus}} Latin colaphus, {{der|it|grc|κόλαφος}} Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos), {{doublet|it|golfo}} Doublet of golfo Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} colpo m (plural colpi)
  1. blow, knock, shock Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-I9xEDga8
  2. punch, hit, pound Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-39P2T~LM
  3. shot (of a gun) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-NsebkFd4
  4. (medicine, informal) stroke, fit Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-dWg38rJw Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. raid Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-Jj2umvj4 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 5 23 56 5 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 9 9 9 27 36 9
  6. (vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short Tags: masculine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-colpo-it-noun-2WywhEoI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a colpo d'occhio (english: at a glance), al primo colpo (english: at the first attempt), colpo d'aria (english: a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather), colpo d'occhio, colpo della strega, colpo di calore, colpo di fortuna (english: stroke of luck), colpo di frusta (english: whiplash), colpo di fulmine, colpo di grazia (english: coup de grace), colpo di mano (english: surprise attack), colpo di reni, colpo di scena, colpo di sole, colpo di sonno, colpo di spugna, colpo di stato (english: coup d'état), colpo di telefono, colpo di testa, colpo di tosse, colpo di vento (english: gust of wind), colpo mancino, crivellare di colpi, di colpo, tutto d'un colpo (english: suddenly), far colpo (english: to cause a sensation), perdere colpi (english: to misfire)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "at a glance",
      "translation": "at a glance",
      "word": "a colpo d'occhio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "at the first attempt",
      "translation": "at the first attempt",
      "word": "al primo colpo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather",
      "translation": "a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather",
      "word": "colpo d'aria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo d'occhio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo della strega"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo di calore"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "stroke of luck",
      "translation": "stroke of luck",
      "word": "colpo di fortuna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "whiplash",
      "translation": "whiplash",
      "word": "colpo di frusta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo di fulmine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "coup de grace",
      "translation": "coup de grace",
      "word": "colpo di grazia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "surprise attack",
      "translation": "surprise attack",
      "word": "colpo di mano"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo di reni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo di scena"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colpo di sole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
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      "english": "coup d'état",
      "translation": "coup d'état",
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      "english": "gust of wind",
      "translation": "gust of wind",
      "word": "colpo di vento"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "crivellare di colpi"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "di colpo"
    },
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      "english": "suddenly",
      "translation": "suddenly",
      "word": "tutto d'un colpo"
    },
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      "english": "to cause a sensation",
      "translation": "to cause a sensation",
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    },
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      "english": "to misfire",
      "translation": "to misfire",
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        "blow, knock, shock"
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        [
          "knock",
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          "shock"
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          "punch"
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          "hit",
          "hit"
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        [
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          "pound"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "shot (of a gun)"
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          "shot",
          "shot"
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      ]
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          "name": "Medicine",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "stroke, fit"
      ],
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          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ],
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          "fit",
          "fit"
        ]
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        "(medicine, informal) stroke, fit"
      ],
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        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
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      ],
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        "raid"
      ],
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          "raid",
          "raid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "sexual intercourse, especially if short"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sexual intercourse",
          "sexual intercourse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkol.po/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-olpo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colpo"
}
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/olpo",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "at a glance",
      "translation": "at a glance",
      "word": "a colpo d'occhio"
    },
    {
      "english": "at the first attempt",
      "translation": "at the first attempt",
      "word": "al primo colpo"
    },
    {
      "english": "a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather",
      "translation": "a cold, an illness caused by adverse weather",
      "word": "colpo d'aria"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo d'occhio"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo della strega"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di calore"
    },
    {
      "english": "stroke of luck",
      "translation": "stroke of luck",
      "word": "colpo di fortuna"
    },
    {
      "english": "whiplash",
      "translation": "whiplash",
      "word": "colpo di frusta"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di fulmine"
    },
    {
      "english": "coup de grace",
      "translation": "coup de grace",
      "word": "colpo di grazia"
    },
    {
      "english": "surprise attack",
      "translation": "surprise attack",
      "word": "colpo di mano"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di reni"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di scena"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di sole"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di sonno"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di spugna"
    },
    {
      "english": "coup d'état",
      "translation": "coup d'état",
      "word": "colpo di stato"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di telefono"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di testa"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo di tosse"
    },
    {
      "english": "gust of wind",
      "translation": "gust of wind",
      "word": "colpo di vento"
    },
    {
      "word": "colpo mancino"
    },
    {
      "word": "crivellare di colpi"
    },
    {
      "word": "di colpo"
    },
    {
      "english": "suddenly",
      "translation": "suddenly",
      "word": "tutto d'un colpo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to cause a sensation",
      "translation": "to cause a sensation",
      "word": "far colpo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to misfire",
      "translation": "to misfire",
      "word": "perdere colpi"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
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        "medicine",
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "raid"
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      "glosses": [
        "sexual intercourse, especially if short"
      ],
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          "sexual intercourse",
          "sexual intercourse"
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        "(vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkol.po/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-olpo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colpo"
}

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