INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
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Serie: Parole Parole
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Parole Parole: “Figuraccia”
Today’s word is FIGURACCIA, Italian for a gaffe or for making a fool of oneself.
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Parole Parole: “Salve”
Today’s word is SALVE, an Italian greeting that can be used in both formal and colloquial settings.
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Parole Parole: “Vignarola”
Today’s word is VIGNAROLA, a dish originating from the Roman vineyards.
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Parole Parole: “Terrone”
Today’s word is TERRONE, a racial slur aimed at people from the southern end of the country.
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Parole Parole: “Nepotismo”
Today’s word is NEPOTISMO, like its English equivalent “nepotism” it finds historic roots in the Italian peninsula.
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Parole Parole: “Aperitivo”
Today’s word is APERITIVO, the Italian cocktail accompanied by food.
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Parole Parole: “Codesto”
Today’s word is CODESTO, a rare Italian pronoun.
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Parole Parole: “Banca”
Today’s word is BANCA, Italian for “bank.”
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Parole Parole: “Simpatico”
Today’s word is SIMPATICO, a difficult word to translate that means a combination of someone’s niceness, sympathy, pleasantness, etc.
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Parole Parole: “Sprezzatura”
Today’s word is SPREZZATURA, indicating the nonchalanche necessary to make something difficult appear easy.
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Parole Parole: “Struggimento”
Today’s word is STRUGGIMENTO, literally and figuratively signifying something that falls apart or melts away.
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Parole Parole: “Campanilismo”
Today’s word is CAMPANILISMO, the Italian tradition of preferring one’s home town (and its belltower) to any other place.
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