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whips Meaning in Italian (whips significato in italiano)

nounfrusta
verbfrustare, montare
Sinonimi:sferzafrustino
frusta in English:whips
Phonetic:frù-sta
Gender:Femminile
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Il significato di whips in italiano è frusta, frustare, montare. (Strumenti costituiti da un manico e una cinghia flessibile, usati per colpire o guidare animali o persone.)

Definitions of Whips

  1. 1
    noun
    frusta

    Whips are instruments consisting of a handle and a flexible lash, used for striking or driving animals or people.

    Strumenti costituiti da un manico e una cinghia flessibile, usati per colpire o guidare animali o persone.

  2. 2
    verb
    frustare

    When someone whips, they strike a person or animal with a whip, often as a form of punishment or to urge them forward.

    Colpire una persona o un animale con una frusta, spesso come forma di punizione o per spingerlo avanti.

  3. 3
    verb
    montare

    In cooking, to whip means to beat a food substance, such as cream or eggs, rapidly to incorporate air and make it frothy or stiff.

    In cucina, sbattere rapidamente una sostanza alimentare, come panna o uova, per incorporare aria e renderla spumosa o soda.

Example Sentences

casual

“The old stable had several leather whips hanging on the wall.”

La vecchia scuderia aveva diverse fruste di cuoio appese al muro.

casual

“The trainer whips the lion to make it perform tricks.”

L'addestratore frusta il leone per farlo esibire in numeri.

casual

“She whips the cream until it forms stiff peaks for the dessert.”

Lei monta la panna finché non forma picchi sodi per il dessert.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

sferzafrustino

In English:

lashesscourges

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivewhip
past tensewhipped
present participlewhipping
agent nounwhipper

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

whip upphrasal_verb

To prepare something quickly, especially food.

have the whip handidiom

To be in a position of control or advantage over someone.

whip into shapeidiom

To bring someone or something into a good, efficient condition.