befana in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for befana in the Italian»English Dictionary

befana [beˈfana] N f

1. befana (Epifania):

befana

Epiphany

2. befana (nel folklore):

befana

La Befana (in folklore, the ugly old woman who brings children gifts at Epiphany)

3. befana (donna brutta):

befana inf

crone

befana inf

old hag

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la calza della Befana

stocking to be filled with presents which is hanged by children at Epiphany, corresponding to the Christmas stocking

befana in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for befana in the Italian»English Dictionary

befana [beˈ·fa:·na] N f

1. befana (Epifania):

befana

Italian national holiday on January 6th

2. befana (vecchia che porta doni):

befana

a witch who brings sweets to good children and coal to bad children on January 6th

3. befana fig inf (donna vecchia e brutta):

befana

old hag

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Italian

Tra le principali ricorrenze vi è la befana fascista che porta doni per le famiglie degli operai.

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Si intendeva coinvolgere i bambini delle scuole in occasione della festa della befana, invece l'evento diventò ben presto di livello nazionale e internazionale.

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