1. 1  a rigid plate, usually of steel in the shape of an arc of a cylinder, coated on the outside of its curved surface with a friction-producing material and tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action.
La vita Ã¨ bella redirects here. For other uses, see La vita Ã¨ bella (disambiguation). Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita Ã¨ bella [la ËviËta É bËbÉlla]) is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami.
The name Bella is of Latin and Italian origin. The meaning of Bella is beautiful. Bella is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Be-lla. A short form of the name Isabella, or a name in its own right derived from the Italian adjective bella meaning beautiful.