calamità — meaning in English

English meaning

• calamity noun A serious event that causes great damage, suffering, or loss.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.

Senses

calamità is used for these senses in English:

• calamity An event resulting in great loss.
• fridge magnet A decoration attached to a magnet, displayed on the outside of refrigerator doors, sometimes used to attach a written reminder.
• grab (countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
• lodestone Any naturally occurring magnet.
• magnet A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
• plague A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

grab — full definition

1. verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
2. verb To quickly get or take something, often in passing.
3. verb To strongly capture someone's attention or interest.
4. noun A sudden attempt to seize or take something.

Related Italian words