Meaning
troublemaker
- a person who habitually causes trouble, disputes, or difficulties
In a sentence
Evita quel collega, è un noto piantagrane.
Avoid that colleague; he's a known troublemaker.
Non fare sempre la piantagrane quando dobbiamo decidere qualcosa!
Don't always be a troublemaker when we have to decide something!
I vicini pensavano che fossimo dei piantagrane.
The neighbours thought we were troublemakers.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piantagrane | singular |
| piantagrane | plural |
| piantagrane | Masc|Fem · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in everyday speech to describe difficult, argumentative people.
- Invariable compound noun ('piantare' + 'grane'); takes masculine or feminine articles without changing form.