Also means
burden
Usage Note
Croce is the cross as a shape and a Christian symbol; figuratively it is a heavy burden, as in è la mia croce ('it's my cross to bear'). The idiom fare una croce sopra qualcosa means to give up on something for good.
Examples
"Porta una croce al collo."
Natural Translation
She wears a cross around her neck.
Literal Translation
She-wears a cross at-the neck.

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