Definizione monolingua

nettle

nettle (third-person singular simple present nettles, present participle nettling, simple past and past participle nettled) (transitive)

1. (literally) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.

   The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.

2. (figuratively) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone.

nettle (plural nettles)

1. A herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
2. The non-stinging plant deadnettle, also in the nettle family, Urticaceae (named after the above).
3. Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea-nettle.

Definizione dizionario nettle

	ortica
	stinging herb of genus Urtica

	infastidire
	To make someone rather angry or impatient.

irritare

offendere

scottare

Altri significati:

A herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

(literally) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.

The non-stinging plant deadnettle, also in the nettle family, Urticaceae (named after the above).

(figuratively) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone.

Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea-nettle.

of the nettle plant etc., to sting causing a rash

to pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone

The common name for between 30-45 species of flowering plants with a cosmopolitan though mainly temperate distribution. They are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, but some are annual and a few are shrubby.