Meaning
crane
- construction crane, lifting machine
- large wading bird (crane)
In a sentence
Hanno montato una gru enorme vicino al cantiere.
They assembled a huge crane near the construction site.
L'operaio manovra la gru con grande precisione.
The worker operates the crane with great precision.
Nel cielo abbiamo avvistato uno stormo di gru in volo.
In the sky we spotted a flock of cranes in flight.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gru | feminine · singular |
| gru | feminine · plural |
| gru | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable noun: 'la gru', 'le gru'. Feminine in both senses.
- Often heard in the context of construction sites ('cantiere').