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Italian to English
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 'Salta la macchia' when translated from Italian to English?
Salta la macchia! in Italian means "Jump over the spot!" in English.
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'stregone'?
"Wizard" is an English equivalent of the Italian word stregone.
Specifically, the word is a masculine noun in its singular form. It may be preceded by the masculine singular definite article lo ("the") or follow the masculine singular indefinite article un, uno ("a, one"). It means "medicine man, sorceror, wizard".
The pronunciation will be "strey-GOH-ney" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'mele'?
"Apples" is an English equivalent of the Italian word mele.
Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. It may be preceded by the feminine plural definite article le ("the") or the feminine plural indefinite article delle ("some"). The pronunciation will be "MEY-ley" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian phrase 'Ciao fallito'?
"Goodbye, loser!" is one English equivalent of the Italian phrase Ciao, fallito!
Specifically, the greeting ciao means "bye, goodbye, hello, hi" according to context. The masculine noun fallito translates as "failure, loser". The pronunciation will be "tchow fal-LEE-to" in Italian.
What is 'thirty-three' in Italian?
"Sessantatre" is an Italian equivalent of "sixty-three (63)."
Specifically, the number "sessanta" means "sixty (60)." The number "tre" (3) means "three." The pronunciation is "sehs-SAHN-tah-TREH."
Amici, buon fine settimana! Ci vediamo sabato mattina! in Italian means "Good weekend, friends! We'll see each other Saturday morning!" in English.
What is 'Un bacio vale più di mille parole' when translated from Italian to English?
"A kiss is worth more than 1,000 words" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase Un bacio vale più di mille parole. The declarative statement also may be translated into English as "One kiss is worth more than a thousand words." The pronunciation will be "oon BA-tcho VA-ley PYOO dee MEEL-ley pa-RO-ley" in Italian.
What are the words 'Miss' and 'Mrs' and 'Mister' in Italian?
Signorina, Signora and Signore are Italian equivalents of 'Miss', 'Mrs', and 'Mr'. The feminine gender noun 'Signorina' means 'Miss', and is pronounced 'see-nyoh-REE-nah'. The feminine gender noun 'Signora' means 'Mrs', and is pronounced 'see-NYOH-rah'. The masculine gender noun 'Signore' means 'Mr', and is pronounced 'see-NYOH-ray'.
What does the phrase sei parte di me mean in English?
Sei parte di me is Italian for "you are part of me." It is the title of a famous Italian pop song recorded by the group Zero Assoluto and appears on their second album "Appena prima di partire."
What is 'I love my big sister' in Italian?
Amore di sorella is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "sister love".
Specifically the masculine noun amore is "love". The preposition di means "of". The feminine noun sorellatranslates as "sister".
The pronunciation will be "a-MO-rey dee so-REL-la" in Italian.
Pittura is an Italian equivalent of 'paint'. It's a feminine gender noun that takes 'la' ['the'] as its definite article and 'una' ['a, one'] as its indefinite. It's pronounced 'peet-TOO-rah'.
Dipingere is an equivalent of 'to paint', in the artistic sense. It's an infinitive that's pronounced 'dee-PEEN-jeh-ray'. When 'to paint' means 'to cover with a coat of paint', as in painting ceilings and walls, the verb is pitturare, which is pronounced 'peet-too-RAH-ray'.
What is 'You're a loser' in Italian?
[Tu] sei uno perdente is an Italian equivalent of 'You're a loser'. In the word by word translation, the subject pronoun 'tu' means 'you'. It doesn't have to be used, because the verb identifies the subject as the second person singular. The verb 'sei' means '[you] are'. The masculine indefinite article 'uno' means 'a, one'. The masculine gender noun 'perdente' means 'loser'. The phrase is pronounced '[too] say OO-noh pehr-DEHN-tay'.
What is 'Sono molto stanco' when translated from Italian to English?
Sono molto stanco in Italian means "I'm very tired" in English.
What is the Italian phrase 'Vedemmo un giorno' in English?
"One day we saw..." is an English equivalent of the incomplete Italian phrase Vedemmo un giorno... ."
Specifically, the remote past verb vedemmo means "(We) saw." The masculine indefinite article un, uno means "a, one." The masculine noun giorno means "day."
The pronunciation is "veh-DEHM-moh oon DJYOHR-noh."
What is the Italian phrase 'Questo è il mio marito' in English?
"This is my husband" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase "Questo è il mio marito."
Specifically, the masculine demonstrative "questo" means "this." The verb "è" means "(He/she/it) is, (formal singular You) are." The masculine singular definite article "il" means "the." The masculine possessive adjective "mio" means "my." The masculine noun "marito" means "husband."
The pronunciation is "KWEH-stoh eh eel MEE-oh mah-REE-toh."
What does Grazie John per l'amicizia Ciao mean in English?
"Thanks for the friendship!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Grazie per l'amicizia! The courtesy, preposition, and feminine singular definite article and noun also translate less informally to English as "Thank you for the friendship!" The pronunciation will be "GRA-tsyey per LA-mee-TCHEE-tsya" in Italian.
What does pileggi mean in Italian?
"Pulley"is an English equivalent of "pulegge."
Specifically, the Italian word may be spelled "puleggia" or "pulegge." Either way, it is a feminine plural noun. Its plural definite article is "le" ("the"). Its plural indefinite article is "delle" ("some").
The pronunciation is "poo-LEHDJ-djeh."
Cittadino is the Italian equivalent of 'citizen'. It's a masculine gender noun whose feminine equivalent for a female citizen is 'cittadina'. The word for 'citizenship', for men and women, is the feminine gender noun 'cittadinanza'.
What is the Italian 'cupo' in English?
'Deep' in terms of voice, 'gloomy' in terms of appearance and atmosphere, and 'sombre' in terms of mood and personality may be English equivalents of 'cupo'. The Italian word is a masculine adjective that's pronounced 'KOO-poh'. Its feminine equivalent is 'cupa', which is pronounced 'KOO-pah'.
Presto is very fast(168-200 bpm).
Presto falls between Allegro (fast, quick, and bright at 120-168bpm) and Prestissimo (extremely fast at more than 200bpm).
What is 'Tu sei molto molto bello su quello ritratto' when translated from Italian to English?
"You're very, very handsome in that painting!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Tu sei molto, molto bello su quello ritratto! The second person singular pronoun and present indicative, adverbs, masculine singular adjective, preposition, and masculine singular adjective and noun model a feature of Italian whereby the subject pronoun is included for emphasis, not clarity or necessity, since context and verb endings identify the speaker without or without optional pronoun use. The pronunciation will be "too SEH-ee MOL-to MOL-to BEL-lo soo KWEL-lo ree-TRAT-to" in Italian.
What is 'Ma chi sei non ti conosco' in English?
But who are you? I don't know you is an English equivalent of 'Ma chi sei? Non ti conosco'. In the word by word translation, the conjunction 'ma' means 'but'. The interrogative/relative 'chi' means 'who'. The verb 'sei' means '[he/she/it] is'. The adverb 'non' means 'not'. The personal pronoun 'ti' means 'you'. The verb 'conosco' means '[I] am knowing, do know, know'. The phrase is pronounced 'mah kee say nohn tee koh-NOH-skoh'.
What is the Italian 'Adesso tu' in English?
"Now you" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase adesso tu. The adverb and second person informal singular pronoun may be heard said to someone within the speaker's close circle of family, friends, and peers. The pronunciation will be "a-DES-so too" in Italian.
