Meaning
metal
In a sentence
Questo tavolo ha gambe di metallo molto forti.
This table has very strong metal legs.
Hai sentito il rumore del metallo sulla porta?
Did you hear the sound of metal on the door?
Non ho mai lavorato con questo metallo prima.
I've never worked with this metal before.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| metallo | masculine · singular |
| metalli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use metallo for the material in general; ferro means iron specifically, not any metal.
- Often used with di: in metallo = made of metal. More natural than metallico for physical objects.
- Metallo is countable or uncountable: il metallo is the material; i metalli means different metals.