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Contributors typically ask and answer questions about the English equivalents of Italian words and phrases. However, Italian is a Romance language whose roots trace back to classical Latin, and English is a Teutonic language whose roots trace back to Old German. So translations from Italian into English are not always predictable, literal or direct!

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What is 'Jove's Day' in Italian?

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Giovedi is an Italian equivalent of 'Jove's Day'. The word in Italian is a masculine gender noun that refers to 'Thursday', which was named after Jupiter, the king of the gods to the ancient Romans. It's pronounced 'joh-veh-DEE' in Italian.

What is the Italian word 'divertimento' in English?

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"Fun" is an English equivalent of the Italian word "divertimento."

Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. Its translations into English also include "amusement, entertainment." Its singular definite article is "il" ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is "un, uno" ("a, one").

The pronunciation is "dee-VEHR-tee-MEHN-toh."

What is 'Giotto' when translated from Italian to English?

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Any nickname for Ambrose or Angel is an English equivalent of the Italian name Giotto. The masculine proper name most famously references the Florentine architect and painter Giotto di Bondone (1267? - January 8, 1337), whose name often serves as a nickname for Ambrogio or Angelo. The pronunciation will be "DJOT-to" for the nickname and "am-BRO-djo" and "AN-djey-lo" for the possible forenames in Italian.

What is 'calma apparente' in Italian?

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Apparent calm is an English equivalent of 'calma apparente'. Another meaning of the phrase is 'deceptive', because of the 'calm' being only 'apparent'. It's a phrase that often is applied to the Pacific Ocean, where the sky and waters are apparently calm one minute and terrifyingly stormy the next. The phrase in Italian is pronounced 'KAHL-mah ah-pah-REHN-tay'.*

*The sound 'ay' is similar to the sound 'ay' in the English noun 'ray'.

What is the Italian word 'pazzo' in English?

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"Crazy" is an English equivalent of the Italian word "pazzo."

Specifically, the Italian word is the masculine form of an adjective. The pronunciation is "PAHTS-tsoh." The feminine form, "pazza," is pronounced "PAHTS-tsah."

What is 'Non c'è più' when translated from Italian to English?

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"There isn't any more..." is an English equivalent of the incomplete Italian phrase Non c'è più... . The adverb, demonstrative pronoun elided with present indicative verb in the third person singular, and adverb -- which most famously reference a song popularized by Celtic Woman -- translate likewise into English as "There is no longer," "There is no more," and "There isn't any longer." The pronunciation will be "non tcheh pyoo" in Italian.

What is 'Saluti fratello nostro' when translated from Italian to English?

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Ciao, fratello is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Hello, Brother."

Specifically, the greeting ciao means "hi, hello." The masculine noun fratello means "brother." The pronunciation is "tchow* frah-TEHL-loh."

*The sound is similar to that in the English noun "chow."

What is the Italian 'Tu parli in italiano mio amico' in English?

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Ciao, [il] mio amigo is an Italian equivalent of 'Hello, my friend'. In the word by word translation, the interjection 'ciao' means 'hello' and 'goodbye'. The masculine definite article 'il' means 'the'. It doesn't have to be used, because it's followed by a possessive. The masculine possessive 'mio' means 'my'. The masculine gender noun 'amigo' means 'friend'. The phrase is pronounced 'chow [eel] MEE-oh ah-MEE-goh'.

What is 'tutto il mio amore' when translated from Italian to English?

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In Italian a translation is fino ad allora il mio amore. Always remember that depending on the context of your sentences, the translation can vary. There may also be slang terminology if you were to travel to Italy. Keep in mind that online translators may not always be correct, they are a reflection of the exact words you have typed in.

What is the Italian phrase 'sotto le stelle' in English?

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Sotto le stelle is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "under the stars."

Specifically, the preposition sotto means "under." The feminine plural article le means "the." The feminine noun stelle means "stars."

The pronunciation is "SOHT-toh leh STEHL-leh."

What is the English translation of the Italian name 'Leo'?

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Leo is already Latin: it's the word for "lion".

It appears in the following forms:

singular

  • nominative/vocative leo ("[a/the] lion" - subject)
  • genitive leonis ("of [a/the] lion")
  • dative leoni ("to/for [a/the] lion")
  • accusative leonem ("[a/the] lion" - object)
  • ablative leone ("from/by/with [a/the] lion")

plural

  • nominative/vocative leones ("[the] lions" - subject)
  • genitive leonum ("of [the] lions")
  • dative leonibus ("to/for [the] lions")
  • accusative leones ("[the] lions" - object)
  • ablative leonibus ("from/by/with [the] lions")

What is the Italian phrase 'Sei bello' in English?

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"You are all really handsome" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian masculine plural phrase Siete tutti veramente belli. The pronunciation will be "SYE-tey TOOT-tee VEY-ra-MEN-tey BEL-lee" in Italian.

What is 'Buona notte e baci a tutti' in English?

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Good night and love to all is the English equivalent of 'Buona notte e baci a tutti'. In the word by word translation, the feminine adjective 'buona' means 'good'. The feminine gender noun 'notte' means 'night'. The conjunction 'e' means 'and'. The masculine gender noun 'baci' means 'kisses'. The preposition 'a' means 'to'. The masculine gender plural noun 'tutti' means 'all, everything, whole'.

What is 'pepino' when translated from Italian to English?

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"Pepper!" is an English equivalent of the Italian word Pepino!

Specifically, the Italian word is a verb. It can be translated as "Pepper!" when the context indicates that it is the present imperative of the infinitive pepare. Or it may mean "(that they, you all) pepper" in the present subjunctive.

What is the English translation of the Italian 'Grazie Tesoro'?

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Hello, Treasure is an Italian equivalent of 'Ciao, Tesoro'. In the word by word translation, the interjection 'ciao' means 'hello' and 'goodbye'. The masculine gender noun 'tesoro' means 'treasure'. The phrase is pronounced 'chow teh-ZOH-roh'.

How do you say Requiscat in Pace?

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In classical Latin, you would pronounce this like: "wreck-we-es-cot in pah-kay" As a side note, it means "rest in peace."

In later Latin (from whence the phrase comes), it would be "ray-qwee-ace-cot een pa-tsch-A," pronouncing the 'een' as in 'eenie meenie miney mo' and the 'A' as in the name of the letter 'a.'

Furthermore, vade et copulare te.

What is the English translation of the Italian word 'cui'?

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"Which", "whom" and "whose" are English equivalents of the Italian word cui depending upon context.

Specifically, the Italian word is a relative pronoun. It translates as "which" when referencing an animal and as "whom" when referring to a person. The pronunciation will be "kwee" in Italian.

What is 'harder' when translated from English to Italian?

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The singular più dura and the plural più dure in the feminine or the singular più duro and the plural più duri in the masculine in terms of less soft and the singular più difficile and the plural più difficili in the feminine and masculine in terms of less easy are Italian equivalents of the English word "harder." The choice depends upon whether the quantity is of one (cases 1, 3, 5) or more (examples 2, 4, 6) and whether the challenge is perceived as feminine (instances 1, 2, 5, 6) or masculine (samples 3, 4, 5, 6). The respective pronunciations will be "pyoo DOO-ra" and "pyoo DOO-rey" or "pyoo DOO-ro" and "pyoo DOO-ree" for what is less soft and "pyoo deef-FEE-tchee-ley" and "pyoo deef-FEE-tchee-lee" for what is less easy in Italian.

What is the English translation of the Italian 'Ciao bel ragazzo'?

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"Handsome boy" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase bel ragazzo. The description models an instance whereby Italian puts the adjective before -- not typically after -- the noun to serve emphatic purposes. The pronunciation will be "bel ra-GAT-tso" in Italian.

What is 'calda' when translated from Italian to English?

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"Hot chick" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase caldo pulcino. The masculine singular adjective and noun may refer literally to a "warm baby bird (chick, nestling)" or to "hot-looking female." Either way, the pronunciation remains "KAL0do pool-TCHEE-no" in Italian.

What is 'broken hearted' in Italian?

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Col cuore infranto or Col cuore spezzato may be Italian equivalents of 'broken hearted'. The words in Italian are pronounced 'kohl KWOH-reh een-FRAHN-toh' and 'kohl KWOH-reh spehts-TSAH-toh'.

In the word by word translation, the word 'col' combines the preposition 'con' with the masculine definite article 'il' to form 'col' ['with the']. The masculine gender noun 'cuore' means 'heart'. The past participles 'infranto' and 'spezzato' mean 'broken, shattered'.

What is 'mia' when translated from Italian to French?

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"At my house" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase A ca mia.

Specifically, the preposition a is "at, to". The word ca is an abbreviated, conversational way of saying the feminine noun casa ("house"). The feminine possessive adjective mia translates as "my".

The pronunciation will be "a KA MEE-a" in Italian.

What is the English translation of the Italian phrase 'La bella mia'?

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"My beautiful one" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase la mia bella. The feminine singular definite article, possessive, and adjective/noun also translate into English as "my day-lily," "mylooker," "my fair copy," "my play-off," "my tie-breaker" according to context. Regardless of meaning or use, the pronunciation will be "la MEE-a BEL-la" in Italian.

What is the English translation of the Italian 'andante'?

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"Going" is an English equivalent of the Italian word andante.

Specifically, the Italian word is a verb. It is the present participle of the infinitive andare ("to go"). The pronunciation is "ahn-DAHN-teh."

What is 'un bacio grande' when translated from Italian to English?

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A big kiss is an English equivalent of 'un grosso bacio'. The masculine indefinite article 'uno'* means 'a, one'. The masculine adjective 'grosso' means 'big, heavy, thick'. The masculine noun 'bacio' means 'kiss'. All together, they're pronounced 'oon GROHS-soh BAH-choh'.

*The vowel 'o' of 'uno' may drop before an adjective or noun that begins with a consonant.