sickle in Italian
sickle in Italian is falcetto, falce — sickle means a hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
sickle in Italian
falcetto
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
falce
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
What does "sickle" mean?
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noun A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
"The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand."
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verb Of red blood cells: to distort into an abnormal crescent shape, as in sickle cell disease.
"In sickle cell anaemia, red blood cells sickle and block small blood vessels."
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sickle in a sentence
- The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand.
- A hammer and sickle appear on the old Soviet flag.
- In sickle cell anaemia, red blood cells sickle and block small blood vessels.
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What is "sickle" in Italian?
"sickle" in Italian is falcetto, falce. sickle means: A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
How do you use "sickle" in a sentence?
Example: "The farmer swung the sickle in wide arcs to cut the wheat by hand." In Italian, "sickle" is falcetto, falce.
Are there other ways to say "sickle" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "sickle": falcetto, falce.
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