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The Italian word for to blink is
battere le palpebre





to blink

Italian Definition


blink
     1. sbattere le ciglia, ammiccare
     2. lampeggiare, intermittenza



Translations for blink and their definitions

sbattere le ciglia
     1. v. to blink


ammiccare
     1. v. (intransitive) to wink (at)


intermittenza
     1. n. intermittency


battito di ciglia
     1. n. blink


lampeggiare
     1. v. (intransitive) to flash
     2. v. (intransitive) to blink (flash on and off at regular intervals; flash headlights on a car)
           Perché quella luce sta lampeggiando? - Why is that light flashing?
     3. v. (impersonal, weather) to be lightning
           Ha lampeggiato tutta la notte.


segnalare
     1. v. to indicate or be a sign of
     2. v. to signal
     3. v. to report or point out
     4. v. to blink (To send a signal with a lighting device)


occhiata
     1. n. look, glance, gander


in un batter d'occhio
     1. adv. in the twinkling of an eye, wink of an eye
     2. adv. at the drop of a hat


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