braccio di ferro — meaning in English
Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead
English meaning
- confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
- Popeye name A classic cartoon sailor known for his bulging forearms, squinting eye, and love of spinach.
Senses
braccio di ferro is used for these senses in English:
- Popeye A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.
- arm wrestling A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.
- confrontation The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
confrontation — full definition
- noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
- noun A hostile standoff between opposing armed forces.
Popeye — full definition
- name A classic cartoon sailor known for his bulging forearms, squinting eye, and love of spinach.
- noun Informal medical term for abnormally bulging eyes.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Italian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Italian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Italian
