ribalta

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

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
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁiˈbaw.tɐ/ [hiˈbaʊ̯.tɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁiˈbaw.tɐ/ [χiˈbaʊ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁiˈbaw.ta/ [hiˈbaʊ̯.ta]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁiˈbal.tɐ/ [ʁiˈβaɫ.tɐ]

  • Rhymes: -altɐ, -awtɐ
  • Hyphenation: ri‧bal‧ta

Noun

ribalta f (plural ribaltas)

  1. (theater) stage; forestage
  2. (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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