Italian Slang Words for Money Image Credit:Comeback Images/iStock/GettyImages The Italian language has many slang expressions, not all of which should be uttered by novice Italian speakers in mixed company. Since money is an important element in the lives of Italians, as it is for the citize...
Other Italian Slang Phrases And Words 27. Figurati This means, “no worries!” 28. Meno Male This directly translates to “less bad,” but it means, “Thank goodness!” 29. Boh Boh means simply, “I don’t know.” 30. Libro Giallo ...
This word comes from the Latincapitium(which means “little head”) and refers to the male genitalia. In English, the curse wordcazzois slang for “pecker” or “prick.” Use it to express your anger or disapproval – as you would when using “shit”, “damn it”, or “fuck” in ...
Could be the American pronunciation of the family name, or maybe he’s just realized something. Jonathan N. June 10, 2007 at 7:25 pm Mah is a Sicilian Beh Ray June 18, 2007 at 11:20 pm Watching the Sopranos you hear slang words that they use in Italian. There is a name that...
Slang, technical language, and regional differences in spelling and usage Hundreds of usage notes about troublesome constructions Smart search results in case you misspell or mistype Search-as-you-go displays words and narrows your selection as you typeVERBS: Conjugations for thousands of Italian and...
currentness, up-to-dateness, currency - the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" 3. modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises...
Well, the other meaning forscopareis a slang, quite vulgar term for, um, making love, and may not be something you’d like to share with, say, your mother-in-law. 5.Scoraggiare:verb, to discourage. Mispronounce this one so that you say“scoreggiare“and you’re referring to passing...
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Barbedwords in Italy Living and writing in Italy. And quite a bit of cooking… Bleeding Espresso Michelle Fabio is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer living in her family’s ancestral village in Calabria, Italy and savoring simplicity one sip at a time. Burnt by the Tuscan Sun This...
("pizza by the slice"). You order as you would in a cheese shop, making your selection from the display case, telling the server how much to cut off and paying by the weight. Back in the day, a Roman kid's afternoon snack was ordered as 'na piotta di pizza— slang for "100 li...