What does culo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word culo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use culo in Italian.

The word culo in Italian means ass, luck, bottom, fake jewel, queer, f*** off, be bloody lucky, fall on your feet, be lucky, be dirt poor, try to cover your ass, try to protect your ass, Lucky bastard!, lucky devil!, stroke of luck, hand and glove, to kick sbd/ in the ass, be tight like thieves with, bust your ass, out in the sticks, out in the middle of nowhere, knock them dead!, arse-licking, ass-licking, to kiss 's ass, put 's ass to the fire, save your ass, take for a ride, take the mick, trick into believing, kick in the ass, take the piss out of, take it in the ass, it really pisses me off, do hard work, do backbreaking work, we're in the middle of nowhere, I'll bust your ass!, I'll beat your ass!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word culo

ass

sostantivo maschile (volgare (sedere) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel porco ha approfittato della calca per mettermi una mano sul culo!
That pig used the crowd as a way to put his hand on my ass!

luck

sostantivo maschile (informale, volgare (fortuna)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Che culo! Ha vinto un viaggio ai Caraibi tutto compreso.
What luck! He won an all expenses paid trip to the Caribbean!

bottom

sostantivo maschile (informale, volgare (fondo di recipiente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Usa il culo di un bicchiere per disegnare un cerchio.
Use the bottom of a cup to draw a circle.

fake jewel

sostantivo maschile (ironico, volgare (gioielli falsi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questi sono dei culi di bottiglia senza valore.
These are worthless fake jewels.

queer

sostantivo maschile (volgare, offensivo (omosessuale) (colloquial, derogatory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo locale è pieno di culi e noi non ce n'eravamo accorti.
This pub is full of queers and we didn't notice.

f*** off

(volgare (offensive!)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

be bloody lucky, fall on your feet

be lucky

be dirt poor

(figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

try to cover your ass, try to protect your ass

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Lucky bastard!

(vulgar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

lucky devil!

stroke of luck

hand and glove

(figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quei due sono culo e camicia: sempre insieme.
Those two are like hand and glove, they're always together.

to kick sbd/ in the ass

be tight like thieves with

bust your ass

(US)

out in the sticks, out in the middle of nowhere

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

knock them dead!

(rude way of wishing someone luck)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Da te non mi sarei mai aspettato un augurio volgare come "in culo alla balena".
I would never have imagined someone like you wish me "knock them dead"!

arse-licking, ass-licking

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (volgare, figurato (essere servili) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to kiss 's ass

(vulgar: to try to gain [sb]'s favor)

put 's ass to the fire

(figurative)

save your ass

(slang)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take for a ride, take the mick, trick into believing

(familiar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

kick in the ass

(vulgar)

take the piss out of

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (volgare (canzonare) (vulgar, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

take it in the ass

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colloquiale, volgare (subire un torto, un danno) (vulgar. To be treated unfairly.)

it really pisses me off

(slang)

do hard work, do backbreaking work

(volgare)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

we're in the middle of nowhere

(slang, offensive in Italian)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

I'll bust your ass!, I'll beat your ass!

(volgare, offensivo (Offensive!)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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