Meaning
patch; keyhole
- A piece of material used to mend a tear or hole in clothing; a patch.
- The hole or metal plate of a lock through which the key is inserted; keyhole.
In a sentence
Il sarto ha messo una toppa sui miei vecchi jeans.
The tailor put a patch on my old jeans.
Ha infilato la chiave nella toppa al buio.
He inserted the key into the keyhole in the dark.
La toppa è peggiore del buco in questa situazione.
The cure is worse than the disease in this situation.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| toppa | feminine · singular |
| toppe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The idiom 'mettere una toppa' means to apply a makeshift fix.