B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
puntura
injection, sting (insect), prick (needle)
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puncture
a hole made by a sharp object; flat tyre
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'Puntura' in Italian means injection (colloquial), insect sting, or needle prick. In English 'puncture' means a hole or flat tyre — very different. 'Fare una puntura' = to give an injection. 'Puntura d'ape' = bee sting.
To say "a hole made by a sharp object; flat tyre" in Italian:
iniezione (formal), puntura (colloquial for injection)
"puntura" in English means:
injection, sting (insect), prick (needle)
Example
"La puntura del vaccino non fa quasi per niente male."
"The vaccine injection barely hurts."
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