INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
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Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Italian Society
- Parole Parole
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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Parole Parole: “Arzigogolato”
Today’s word is ARZIGOGOLATO, a word used to describe a complex design such as a doodle.
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Parole Parole: “Aprico”
Today’s word is APRICO, a rare Petrarchan term.
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Parole Parole: “Fascismo”
Today’s word is FASCISMO, a very relevant term in today’s politics.
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Parole Parole: “Spaparanzato”
Today’s word is SPAPARANZATO, meaning to be sprawled.
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Parole Parole: “Arco”
Today’s word is ARCO, meaning arch or bow.
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Parole Parole: “Masseria”
Today’s word is MASSERIA, a typical structure of the southern Italian region of Puglia.
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Parole Parole: “Precipitevolissimevolmente”
Today’s word is PRECIPITEVOLISSIMEVOLMENTE, an adverb invented by a poet in 1677, meaning extremely fast.
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Parole Parole: “Fiero”
Today’s word is FIERO, which means “proud”.
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