knockout
The Italian word for knockout is knockout.
The term refers to the act of making someone unconscious.
Meaning: act of making someone unconscious (noun)
Did you know?
- While knockout is used for boxing, Italians often use the word stendere to describe the act of knocking someone down, which literally means 'to spread out' or 'to hang laundry'.
- When a boxer is knocked out, an Italian commentator might say they were mandato al tappeto, which literally means 'sent to the carpet'.
- In Italian slang, essere un knockout can describe a person who is overwhelmingly beautiful or a situation that is completely exhausting.
Examples in context
- Durante il match di boxe ha sferrato un colpo vincente che ha lasciato l'avversario steso al tappeto.During the boxing match, he delivered a knockout blow that left the opponent lying on the canvas.
- Non volevo offenderti, era solo un commento scherzoso. Hai un sorriso che è uno schianto!I didn't mean to offend you, it was just a joke. Your smile is a knockout!
- Il knockout è stato immediato.The knockout was immediate.
- Ha subito un knockout nel terzo round.He suffered a knockout in the third round.
- Quel knockout ha cambiato l'esito del match.That knockout changed the outcome of the match.
Example conversation
Francesco and Sofia are watching a boxing match on TV.
- FrancescoGuarda! Sarà un knockout!Look! It's going to be a knockout!
- SofiaNon credo ci riesca, Sofia.I don't think he'll manage it, Sofia.
- FrancescoEd ecco il knockout!And here is the knockout!
- SofiaIncredibile, ha vinto Francesco!Incredible, Francesco won!
