INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
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Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Serie: Parole Parole
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Parole Parole: “Sbattimento”
Today’s word is SBATTIMENTO, meaning an annoyance.
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Parole Parole: “Bagnomaria”
Today’s word is BAGNOMARIA, the practice of preparing something in a pot by placing it within a larger pot of boiling water.
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Parole Parole: “Allora”
Today’s word is ALLORA, literally “at that time,” but now enriched by many different meanings.
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Parole Parole: “Delirare”
Today’s word is DELIRARE, which means “to go crazy.”
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Parole Parole: “Mah”
Today’s word is MAH, an expressive syllable that is erroneously translated as “well.”
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Parole Parole: “Dialetto”
Today’s word is DIALETTO, Italian for dialect.
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Parole Parole: “Selva”
Today’s word is SELVA. Italian for wilderness, or a dense wood.
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Parole Parole: “Farlocco”
Today’s word is FARLOCCO, Italian for a thief or a forgery.
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Parole Parole: “Estro”
Today’s word is ESTRO, the creative surge needed when searching for inspiration.
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Parole Parole: “Magnifico”
Today’s word is MAGNIFICO, “magnificent” in Italian, also used to address presidents of universities.
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Parole Parole: “Sprovvisto”
Today’s word is SPROVVISTO, that can mean something that is missing, but can also be used in a sentence to underline surprise.
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Parole Parole: “Faccendiere”
Today’s word is FACCENDIERE, Italian for a hustler or a lobbyist, used mostly in political circles.
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