INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Literature
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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: “Bislacco”
Today’s word is BISLACCO, the Italian equivalent of “bizarre”.
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Parole Parole: “Negozio”
Today’s word is NEGOZIO, the Italian word for “store”.
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Parole Parole: “Graffiare”
Today’s word is GRAFFIARE, the Italian verb “to scratch”.
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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: “Precipitevolissimevolmente”
Today’s word is PRECIPITEVOLISSIMEVOLMENTE, an adverb invented by a poet in 1677, meaning extremely fast.
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Parole Parole: “Grullo”
Today’s word is GRULLO, a Tuscan term used to describe a fool.
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Parole Parole: “Sfigato”
Today’s word is SFIGATO, a popular term used to define an unlucky person or circumstance.
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Parole Parole: “Lungimiranza”
Today’s word is LUNGIMIRANZA, the ability to look ahead and foresee future events.
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Parole Parole: “Meditabondo”
Today’s word is MEDITABONDO, the Italian word to describe someone lost in thoughts.
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