WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| coltellata nf | (colpo o ferita di coltello) (injury) | knife wound, stab wound n |
| | (act, crime) | knifing, stabbing n |
| | Dopo aver ricevuto una coltellata su un fianco, il giovane è stato portato in ospedale. |
| coltellata nf | figurato (colpo, dolore acuto) (figurative) | terrible blow n |
| | (figurative, like, akin to) | knife to the heart n |
| | Per lui è stata una coltellata sapere che suo figlio si droga. |
| | For him it was a terrible blow to know that his son was a drug user. |
| | It was like a knife to the heart to know that his son was taking drugs. |