INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
View details about the event: INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
Topic: History & Politics
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ferragosto”
Today’s word is FERRAGOSTO, the Italian mid-August holiday.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ferragosto”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Maestro”
Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Maestro”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Boicottare”
Today’s word is BOICOTTARE, Italian for ‘boycotting,’ a word derived from the English.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Boicottare”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”
Today’s word is IMBROGLIO, Italian for a ‘scam’ or for ‘cheating.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”
Today’s word is la RESISTENZA, Italian for the Resistance.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”
- Parole Parole
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.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Inciucio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Scrutinio”
Today’s word is SCRUTINIO, that is used slightly differently in Italian than its English counterpart, “scrutinize”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scrutinio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Qualunquismo”
Today’s word is QUALUNQUISMO, the Italian word for an anti-political political movement.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Qualunquismo”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ballottaggio”
Today’s word is BALLOTTAGGIO, the Italian word for “counting ballots.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ballottaggio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Parolaio”
Today’s word is PAROLAIO, the Italian word for “windbag.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Parolaio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ombra”
Today’s word is OMBRA, the Italian word for shadow.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ombra”