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by Alesha Allen | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 06:00
If something is stressing you out in Italy, you could say you don’t care or, more colloquially, you don’t give a damn.
In Italian this would be:
Non mi…
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by ITALY | Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:02
What to ask when you get to a rented holiday house in Italian.As more and more people prefer renting a house or apartment for their holidays in Italy, we…
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by ITALY | Wed, 03/16/2011 - 10:27
Today, Italy celebrates its 150th birthday. La “Bella Signora” turns 150 and after having informed our readers about the official celebrations and the origins…
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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 12/28/2010 - 12:28
If you are askedLe dà fastidio?the person is not asking you if you are fastidious! The word fastidio means “irritation”or “bother” so the expression means “…
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by ITALY | Thu, 12/23/2010 - 06:08
English speakers tend to overdo “Please” and “Thank you”, just as we famously say “Sorry” too much but we don’t think that you can ever be too polite in Italy…
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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 12/21/2010 - 06:35
A novella is not a novel in Italian. It is a short story.A romanzo is not a romance, but a novel.So what do you call a book whose theme is a love story?…
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by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 12/16/2010 - 10:09
Looking for Italy-themed Christmas Cards? Check out these great Christmas cards ITALY Magazine prepared!
We are sure that some of you will want to send…
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by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 12/15/2010 - 05:21
Much confusion is caused to English speakers by the way in which Italians express centuries from 1000 a.d. to 2000 a.d., so let’s try to clear it up:
When…
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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:49
Here are two words which sometimes cause confusion:Diretto means “direct” and a treno diretto is a through train. A volo diretto is a direct flight.Diritto…
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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 11/23/2010 - 06:17
Così means “in this way” or “like this”.So the opera title “Così fan tutte” means “All [women] act like this”.If you are buying things in a shop and the…
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