Usage Note
Gamba is the leg from hip to foot; the plural is gambe. It lives in the warm idiom in gamba ('on the ball', capable) and the encouragement in bocca al lupo is often answered while staying in gamba.
Examples
"Mi fa male la gamba destra."
Natural Translation
My right leg hurts.
Literal Translation
To-me makes pain the leg right.
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