calco

Definitions of calco
  1. noun
    a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
    synonyms: lucido
  2. noun
    a violent throw
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    type of:
    gettito, getto, lancio, tiro
    the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
  3. noun
    the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
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    type of:
    pesca
    the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
  4. noun
    the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
    synonyms: lucido
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    type of:
    disegno
    the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
  5. noun
    the act of throwing dice
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    type of:
    tiro
    casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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