hack in Italian
hack in Italian is tosse secca, imbrattacarte, scribacchino — hack means to cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
hack in Italian
tosse secca
A dry cough.
imbrattacarte
(pejorative, authorship) An untalented writer.
scribacchino
(pejorative, authorship) An untalented writer.
accorgimento
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
espediente
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
rattoppo
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
rimedio
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
toppa
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
hackeraggio
(computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
pirateria informatica
(computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
aprirsi un varco
(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner. [circa 12th c.]
tossire
(intransitive) To cough noisily. [19th c.]
farcela
To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. [20th c.]
rattoppare
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
ricodificare
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
riconfigurare
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
rimodulare
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
riprogrammare
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
sbrogliare
(computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
accedere illegalmente
introdursi illegamente
penetrare abusivamente
What does "hack" mean?
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verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
"The gardener hacked at the thick hedge until it was roughly the right shape."
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verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
"Someone hacked into her email account and sent spam to all her friends."
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verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
"He hacked a solution together from spare parts in his shed."
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noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
"My favourite travel hack is rolling clothes instead of folding them."
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hack in a sentence
- The gardener hacked at the thick hedge until it was roughly the right shape.
- I hacked off a chunk of bread with a blunt knife.
- Someone hacked into her email account and sent spam to all her friends.
- The company says criminals tried to hack its customer database.
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What is "hack" in Italian?
"hack" in Italian is tosse secca, imbrattacarte, scribacchino. hack means: To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
How do you use "hack" in a sentence?
Example: "The gardener hacked at the thick hedge until it was roughly the right shape." In Italian, "hack" is tosse secca, imbrattacarte, scribacchino.
Are there other ways to say "hack" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 22 translations listed for "hack": tosse secca, imbrattacarte, scribacchino, accorgimento, espediente, rattoppo.
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