Meaning
rifle, shotgun
- long gun, rifle
In a sentence
Quel fucile è molto vecchio ma funziona ancora.
That rifle is very old but still works.
Hai visto il mio fucile in garage?
Have you seen my rifle in the garage?
Non ho mai usato un fucile da solo.
I have never used a rifle by myself.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fucile | masculine · singular |
| fucili | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use fucile for a long gun. Pistola is a handgun; arma is the general word for weapon.
- For hunting or military contexts, fucile is common. Fucile da caccia and fucile d'assalto are frequent specific types.
- After a vowel, di + il becomes del: il calcio del fucile, not di il fucile.