Archive for the ‘Idioms’ Category
“In bocca al lupo”, the Italian good luck
If Italians have to wish good luck for example for an exam or a test, they never use “auguri” that means in this case misfortune, but they say “in bocca al lupo“. This is a superstition expression that we say to avoid an anwished event, in fact to go into a mouth of a wolf [...]
An Italian article: “La pioggia non frena la seconda giornata di saldi”
In some Italian cities have started January sales, and last Saturday they have started in Rome too, where a strong rain fell all weekend. the journalist speaks about, in this article, with a nice Italian rich on metaphors and idioms, the first two days of sales in tha capital.
Saldi bagnati, saldi [...]
an italian idiom: fare le cose alla carlona
Un lavoro fatto alla carlona means a sloppy job. This idiom very popular in Italy comes from Charles the Great called Carlone, because he was represented by the poem of chivalry like a good-natured and not cautious person.
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An Italian idiom: “Chi nasce tondo non muore quadrato”
I think this Italian idiom is a Neapolitan expression (”Chi nasce tunno nun more quadro“). I use it a lot to express when somebody want to change its being and it fails. This italian expression is really without expectation, it means that everyone can not change its being and its character although try however to [...]
An Italian Idiom: “Morto un Papa, si fa un Papa e un Cardinale”
This Italian idiom represents our catholic culture and confirms the continuity of the guide of the Church. In fact, when a Pontiff dies, one Cardinal is elected Pope and an other cardinal is chosen too. This idiom means that in the live nobody is needful and irreplaceable.
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An Italian idiom: “Zona Cesarini”
Are you a football fan?
Well, have you ever heard something about Cesarini? He was an Italian soccer player that had the peculiarity to mark a goals just at the end of a football match, or even during the minutes of extra time.
La Zona Cesarini denotes therefore something that you can obtain in [...]
An Italian idiom: “Impara l’arte e mettila da parte”
Every culture has a treasure of popular and proverbial wisdom.
Idioms are often colloquial metaphores, terms which require some foundational knowledge, information, or experience, to use only within a culture where parties must have common reference and are considered a part of that culture.
In Italian, as in other languages, we have a lot of [...]
