grillo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cricket noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
- shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
- whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.
Senses
grillo is used for these senses in English:
- cricket An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
- shackle A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
cricket — full definition
- noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
- noun A bat-and-ball team sport, popular across England and the Commonwealth, played on a large oval field with a wicket at each end.
- noun Fair or sportsmanlike behaviour (from the phrase "not cricket").
shackle — full definition
- verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
- verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.
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