Meaning
pebble, small stone
- a very small stone or pebble
- a minor lingering grudge or grievance
In a sentence
Ho un sassolino nella scarpa che mi dà molto fastidio.
I have a small pebble in my shoe that is really bothering me.
Finalmente si è tolto qualche sassolino dalla scarpa durante la riunione.
He finally got a few things off his chest during the meeting.
Il bambino lanciava piccoli sassolini nell'acqua del fiume.
The child was throwing small pebbles into the river water.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sassolino | masculine · singular |
| sassolini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'sasso' (stone).
- Very common in the idiom 'togliersi un sassolino dalla scarpa' (to get something off one's chest).