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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈbal.ta/
- Rhymes: -alta
- Hyphenation: ri‧bàl‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal from ribaltare + -a.
Noun
ribalta f (plural ribalte)
- (furniture) leaf, flap
- (theater) apron, forestage
- Synonym: proscenio
- (figurative) limelight, fore
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
ribalta
- inflection of ribaltare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- ribalta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ribalta (“forestage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ribalta f (plural ribaltas)
- (theater) stage; forestage
- (figuratively) limelight
2011, André Freire, O Poder Presidencial em Portugal, Leya, →ISBN, page 19:Ainda que com escassos poderes formais, os presidentes foram arrastados para a ribalta política, devido à instabilidade política, quase desde a aprovação da Constituição. O primeiro Presidente da República, Manuel de Arriaga, é disso ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)