ribalta

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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)

  1. (furniture) leaf, flap
  2. (theater) apron, forestage
    Synonym: proscenio
  3. (figurative) limelight, fore
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: ribalta

Etymology 2

Verb

ribalta

  1. inflection of ribaltare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. 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)

  1. (theater) limelight
    Synonym: luz de Drummond
  2. (by extension) stage; forestage
  3. (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 ...
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