Meaning
bullet
- bullet, projectile fired from a firearm
- small ball or pellet of crumpled paper, wool, or other material
In a sentence
La polizia ha trovato una pallottola conficcata nella parete.
The police found a bullet lodged in the wall.
Fortunatamente la pallottola non ha colpito organi vitali.
Fortunately, the bullet did not hit any vital organs.
Hanno scoperto che tipo di pallottola è stata usata?
Did they find out what type of bullet was used?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pallottola | feminine · singular |
| pallottole | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- 'Proiettile' is a more technical synonym, while 'pallottola' is common in everyday narrative and conversation.