INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
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Serie: Parole Parole
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Parole Parole: “Rimbambito”
Today’s word is RIMBAMBITO, Italian for someone who is confused, or off-kilter.
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Parole Parole: “Sbolognare”
Today’s word is SBOLOGNARE, Italian for passing on a task to someone else.
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Parole Parole: “Acqua”
Today’s word is ACQUA, Italian for “water.”
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Parole Parole: “Fiasco”
Today’s word is FIASCO, Italian for “flask” and used everywhere to mean “failure.”
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Parole Parole: “Birbante”
Today’s word is BIRBANTE, Italian for naughty.
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Parole Parole: “Gnorri”
Today’s word is GNORRI, Italian for someone willfully playing dumb.
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Parole Parole: “Borbottare”
Today’s word is BORBOTTARE, Italian for mumbling, or grumbling.
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Parole Parole: “Azzeccagarbugli”
Today’s word is AZZECCAGARBUGLI, a proper name from Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” that has become a commonly used noun.
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Parole Parole: “Canovaccio”
Today’s word is CANOVACCIO, the plot outline of Commedia dell’Arte theater.
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Parole Parole “Impiccio”
Today’s word is IMPICCIO, Italian for hindrance.
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Parole Parole: “Insomma”
Today’s word is INSOMMA, an Italian adverb that changes its meaning according to the speaker’s intonation.
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Parole Parole: “Menomale”
Today’s word is MENOMALE, the Italian equivalent of “Thank God.”
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