What does ante in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word ante in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ante in Italian.
The word ante in Italian means before, door, shutter, altar piece, big four-oh, ante litteram, ahead of one's time, ahead of one's time. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ante
beforeavverbio (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
door, shuttersostantivo femminile (imposta, sportello) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Se apri l'anta in alto a destra della credenza trovi i bicchieri. Open the door on the top right of the sideboard and you'll see the glasses. |
altar piecesostantivo femminile (tavola di una pala d'altare) (art) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nell'anta centrale osserviamo una madonna con bambino. We can see a Madonna with child in the centre altar piece. |
big four-ohsostantivo plurale maschile (scherzoso (anni oltre i quaranta) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Una volta passati gli anta non si torna più indietro. Once you pass the big four-oh there's no going back. |
ante litteramsostantivo femminile (avantilettera) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Toulouse Lautrec è da molti considerato un grafico pubblicitario ante litteram. |
ahead of one's timelocuzione aggettivale (in anticipo) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Mio padre era un cultore ante litteram del cibo biologico. |
ahead of one's timelocuzione avverbiale (in anticipo) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") La nostra azienda agricola si è occupata ante litteram di coltivazioni biologiche. |
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