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: “Pinzimonio”
Today’s word is PINZIMONIO, an Italian dish of fresh vegetables.
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Parole Parole: “Tifo”
Today’s word is TIFO, Italian for “sport rooting”.
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Parole Parole: “Scarabocchio”
Today’s word is SCARABOCCHIO, Italian for “illegible writing.”
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Parole Parole: “Scemo”
Today’s word is SCEMO, Italian word for “stupid.”
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Parole Parole: “Menzogna”
Today’s word is MENZOGNA, the Italian word for “lie.”
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Parole Parole: “Ragù”
Today’s word is RAGÙ, the Italian ground-beef-based sauce.
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Parole Parole: “Gioia”
Today’s word is GIOIA, the Italian word for “joy” that has many uses.
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Parole Parole: “Incanto”
Today’s word is INCANTO, the Italian word for “enchantment.”
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Parole Parole: “Quaquaraquà”
Today’s word is QUAQUARAQUA’, the phonosymbolic definition of someone who is all words and no action.
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Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
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Parole Parole: “Maestro”
Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
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Parole Parole: “Boicottare”
Today’s word is BOICOTTARE, Italian for ‘boycotting,’ a word derived from the English.
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