"May the wolf die!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Crepi il lupo! The response to this traditional good luck wish is In bocca al lupo! ("[Luck is] in [the] mouth of the wolf!"). The pronunciation will be "KREY-peel LOO-po" for the opening statement and "een BOK-kal LOO-po" for the response in Pisan Italian.
"Werewolf" in English is lupo mannaro in Italian.
In bocca al lupo
Lupa and lupo are Italian equivalents of the English word "wolfe." Context determines whether a female (case 1) or a male (example 2) for the variant spelling of "wolf" in English. The respective pronunciations will be "LOO-pa" in the feminine and "LOO-po" in the masculine in Pisan Italian.
Lupo is an Italian surname that is derived from Latin word lupus which means wolf in English. There are a few famous persons with the surname Lupo, Italian actor Alberto Lupo, American television writer and producer Frank Lupo and Italian serial killer Michael Lupo to name a few.
Buona fortuna, Fortuna and In bocca al lupoare Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Good luck!" Context makes clear whether "Nice good luck!" (case 1), "Fortune," "Good fortune," "Good luck" or "Luck" (example 2) or "In the mouth of the wolf!" (with the answer Crepi il lupo! ["May the wolf die!"], instance 3) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "BWO-na for-TOO-na," "for-TOO-na" and "een BOK-kal LOO-po" in Pisan Italian.
Zanna di lupo is an Italian equivalent of 'wolf fang'. The words in Italian are pronounced 'ZAHN-nah dee LOOH-poh'.In the word by word translation, the feminine gender noun 'zanna' means 'fang'. The preposition 'di' means 'of'. The masculine gender noun 'lupo' means 'wolf'.
"In boca a lupo stasera." It literally means, "In the mouth of the wolf tonight", like saying, "break a leg." You could also say, "Buona fortuna stasera" but "In boca a lupo" is much more common.
lupo
In bocca al lupo is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "In the wolf's mouth," which is the first of a two-part traditional way of expressing luck among Italian language speakers.Specifically, the preposition in means "in." The feminine noun bocca means "mouth." The word al combines the preposition a with the masculine singular definite article il to mean "at the, in the." The masculine noun lupomeans "wolf."The pronunciation is "een BOHK-kahl LOO-poh."
Bella Lupo
Lupo means 'wolf' in italian, I think it means the same in French too!
Lupa nera for a female and lupo nero for a male are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "black wolf." Context makes clear which meaning prevails, and when gender is not known then the masculine singular noun and adjective tends to be selected over the feminine singular noun and adjective. The respective pronunciations will be "LEE-pa NEY-ra" in the feminine and "LEE-po NEY-ro" in the masculine in Italian.