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: “Sbirro”
Today’s word is SBIRRO, the Italian word for cop, but slightly worse.
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Parole Parole: “Ombra”
Today’s word is OMBRA, the Italian word for shadow.
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Parole Parole: “Bacchettona”
Today’s word is BACCHETTONA, the Italian word for a strict and severe person.
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Parole Parole: “Borgata”
Today’s word is BORGATA, the Italian word for the working class city outskirts.
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Parole Parole: “Bislacco”
Today’s word is BISLACCO, the Italian equivalent of “bizarre”.
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Parole Parole: “Tranquillo”
Today’s word is TRANQUILLO, the Italian equivalent of “chill”.
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Parole Parole: “Parola”
Today’s word is PAROLA, the Italian word for “word”.
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Parole Parole: “Negozio”
Today’s word is NEGOZIO, the Italian word for “store”.
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Parole Parole: “Boh”
Today’s word is BOH, a common way to say “I don’t know”.
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Parole Parole: “Graffiare”
Today’s word is GRAFFIARE, the Italian verb “to scratch”.
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Parole Parole: “Cretino”
Today’s word is CRETINO, the Italian word for cretin.
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Parole Parole: “Desiderio”
Today’s word is DESIDERIO, the Italian word for “wish”.
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