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: “Magari”
Today’s word is MAGARI, Italian for ‘if only!’ or ‘I wish’.
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Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”
Today’s word is IMBROGLIO, Italian for a ‘scam’ or for ‘cheating.’
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Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”
Today’s word is la RESISTENZA, Italian for the Resistance.
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Parole Parole: “Inciucio”
Today’s word is INCIUCIO. Originally derived from the Neapolitan word for “chit-chat”, it is used today to describe secret political dealmaking.
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Parole Parole: “Scrutinio”
Today’s word is SCRUTINIO, that is used slightly differently in Italian than its English counterpart, “scrutinize”.
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Parole Parole: “Qualunquismo”
Today’s word is QUALUNQUISMO, the Italian word for an anti-political political movement.
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Parole Parole: “Ballottaggio”
Today’s word is BALLOTTAGGIO, the Italian word for “counting ballots.”
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Parole Parole: “Parolaio”
Today’s word is PAROLAIO, the Italian word for “windbag.”
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Parole Parole: “Pesce”
Today’s word is PESCE, the Italian word for “fish.”
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Parole Parole: “Merda”
Today’s word is MERDA, the Italian word for “shit,” but also the good luck cheer among performers.
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Parole Parole: “A ufo”
Today’s word is A UFO (or A UFA), the Italian word for “free and limitless”.
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Parole Parole: “Scrupolo”
Today’s word is SCRUPOLO, the Italian word for a doubt.
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