Meaning
wall plug; puzzle piece
- A wall plug, dowel, or small wooden/plastic peg used in construction and DIY.
- A piece of a mosaic or jigsaw puzzle; (figuratively) an essential part or clue in a larger context.
In a sentence
Serve un tassello più grande per fissare questo scaffale al muro.
A larger wall plug is needed to fix this shelf to the wall.
Questa scoperta aggiunge un tassello fondamentale alla nostra ricerca.
This discovery adds a fundamental piece to our research.
Non riusciamo ancora a trovare il tassello mancante dell'indagine.
We still cannot find the missing piece of the investigation.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tassello | masculine · singular |
| tasselli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very common figuratively in the phrase 'un tassello importante' (a key piece of the puzzle).