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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 the Italian phrase 'Mi dispiace' in English?
"I am sorry" or "I'm sorry" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase "Mi dispiace."
Specifically, the object pronoun "mi" means "to me." The verb "dispiace" means "(It) displeases, does displease, is displeasing to." The pronunciation is "MEE dee-SPYAH-tcheh."
What is the cookbook title 'Il cucchiaio d'argento' when translated from Italian to English?
"The silver spoon" is an English equivalent of the Italian cookbook title Il cucchiaio d'argento.
Specifically, the masculine singular definite article il is "the." The masculine noun cucchiaio means "spoon." The preposition di* means "of." The masculine noun argento translates as "silvery."
The pronunciation will be "eel koo-KEYE-o dar-DJEN-to" in Italian.
*The vowel drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a noun whose spelling begins with a vowel.
What is the Italian translation of 'my crazy family'?
La mia pazza famiglia is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "My crazy family."
Specifically, the feminine definite article la means "the." The feminine possessive adjective mia means "my." The feminine adjective pazza means "crazy." The feminine noun famiglia means "family."
The pronunciation is "lah MEE-ah PAHTS-tsah fa-MEE-lyah."
What is the English translation of the Italian 'mensa'?
"Lunchroom" or "table" are two of many English equivalents of the Italian word mensa.
Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article lameans "the." Its singular indefinite article una means "a, one."
The pronunciation is "MEHN-sah."
What is the Italian translation of 'young voices'?
Voci giovani is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "young voices."
Specifically, the feminine noun voci means "voices." The feminine/masculine adjective giovani means "young." The pronunciation is "VOH-tchee DJYOH-vah-nee."
What is 'Good afternoon My name is' in Italian?
Buon pomeriggio, mi chiamo is the Italian equivalent of 'Good afternoon, my name is...'. In the word by word translation, the masculine adjective 'buon' means 'good'. The masculine gender noun 'pomeriggio' means 'afternoon'. The reflexive 'mi' means 'myself'. The verb 'chiamo' means '[I] am called, call [myself]'. The words are pronounced as 'bwohn poh-meh-REE-joh mee kee-AH-moh'.
What is the Italian symbol for an 'etto' or 'etti'?
"hg" is the symbol for the etto.
Specifically, the term in question functions - in its colloquially and conversationally abbreviated form - as a traditional Italian measurement. The complete designation is ettogrammo ("hectogram"). The respective pronunciations will be "ET-to" and "ET-to-GRAM-mo" in Italian.
Sono in attesa di una tua risposta?
'I'm waiting for your answer' is an English equivalent of 'Sono in attesa di una tua risposta'. 'They're waiting for your answer' is another equivalent. Italian language speakers may not use subject pronouns except for clarification or emphasis. In this case, the verb 'sono' is the present indicative form for the first person singular ['I am'] and for the third person plural ['They are']!
What is the Italian translation of 'dark skin'?
Pelle scura is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "dark skin."
Specifically, the feminine noun pelle means "skin." The feminine adjective scura means "dark." The pronunciation is "PEHL-leh SKOO-rah."
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'Uffizi'?
"Offices" is an English equivalent of the Italian word Uffizi.
Specifically, the word is a masculine noun in its plural form. It may be preceded by the masculine plural definite article gli ("the"). The pronunciation will be "oof-FEET-tsee" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'leoni con le ali'?
"Lions with wings" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase leoni con le ali.
Specifically, the masculine noun leoni in the plural means "lions." The preposition con means "with." The feminine plural definite article le means "the." The feminine noun ali in the plural means "wings."
The pronunciation is "leh-OH-nee kohn leh AH-leh."
Lirico is the Italian equivalent of 'lyrical'. It's the masculine form of the adjective. It's pronounced 'LEE-ree-koh'. The feminine form is 'lirica'.
What is the Italian word 'gazza' in English?
"Magpie" is an English equivalent of the Italian word "gazza" (Pica pica).
Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article is "la" ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is "una" ("a, one").
The pronunciation is "GAHTS-tsah."
What is the English translation of the Italian phrase 'Scopa forte'?
"Sweep hard!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Scopaforte!
Specifically, the imperative scopa literally means "(informal singular you) sweep" and colloquially "f--k". The adverb forte translates as "hard, strongly". The pronunciation will be "SKOH-pah FOHR-tey" in Italian.
What is the day before Domenica in Italian?
Sabato is the day before Domenica, according to the names of the weekdays in Italian. It's a masculine gender noun that's pronounced 'SAH-bah-toh'. The feminine gender noun 'Domenica' means 'Sunday', and is pronounced 'doh-MEH-nee-kah'.
What is the Yiddish word 'bupkus' in Italian?
Niente is an Italian equivalent of the Yiddish word "bupkus."
Specifically, the Yiddish word means "nothing, nothing at all." The Italian word literally means "nothing." The pronunciation is "NYEHN-teh."
Hot baths or hot springs is the English equivalent of 'terme'. The word in Italian is a feminine gender noun in its plural form. Another phrase of the same meaning in Italian is 'acque termali', which translates as 'thermal waters' or 'hot springs'.
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'attrice'?
"Actress" is an English equivalent of the Italian word attrice.
Specifically, the word is a feminine noun. It may be preceded by the feminine singular definite article la* ("the") or the feminine singular indefinite article una ("a, one"). The pronunciation will be "aht-TREE-tchey" in Italian.
*The vowel drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a word which begins with a vowel.
The puma is an English equivalent of 'la puma'. In the word by word translation, the feminine definite article 'la'means 'the'. The feminine gender noun 'puma' means 'puma'. The pronunciation is 'lah POO-mah'.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'una notte stellata di Venezia'?
"A starry night in Venice" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase una notte stellata di Venezia.
Specifically, the feminine indefinite article una means "a, one." The feminine noun notte means "night." The feminine adjective stellata means "starry." The preposition di means "of, from. The proper noun Venezia means "Venice."
The pronunciation is "OO-nah NOHT-teh stehl_LAH-tah dee veh-NEH-tsyah."
What is the Italian 'Sono stata in giardino a leggere ed a prendere il sole' in English?
'I've been in the garden to read and get some sun' is an English equivalent of 'Sono stata in giardino a leggere ed a prendere il sole'.
The auxiliary 'sono' and the past participle 'stata' in the feminine singular mean '[I] have been'. The preposition 'in' means 'in'. The masculine singular noun 'giardino' means 'garden'. The dependent preposition 'a' means 'to'. The present infinitive 'leggere'means 'to read'. The conjunction 'ed' means 'and'. The present infinitive 'prendere' means 'to take'. The masculine singular definite article 'il' means 'the'. The masculine singular noun 'sole' means 'sun'.
All together, they're pronounced 'SOH-noh STAH-tah een djahr-DEE-noh ah LEHDJ-djeh-reh eh-dah PREHN-deh-reh eel SOH-leh'.
What is the Italian phrase 'Dove spendi' in English?
"Where do you spend...?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Dove spendi...?
Specifically, the adverb dove means "where." The verb spendi means "(informal singular You) are spending, do spend, spend." The pronunciation is "DOH-veh SPEHN-dee."
What is 'new moon' in Italian?
Luna nuova is an Italian equivalent of 'new moon'. In the word by word translation, the feminine gender noun 'luna'means 'moon'. The feminine adjective 'nuova' means 'new'. The phrase is pronounced 'LOO-nah NWOH-vah'.
"I can't put up with it any longer. I can't take it any more. I've had enough. I love you" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Non ce la faccio più. Non ne posso più. Sono stufo. Ti amo. Three out of four sentences model colloquial, conversational, friendly, informal Italian while all four showcase a difference between English and Italian in the lack of subject pronouns -- other than for clarity or emphasis -- since context and verb endings make the speaker clear. The pronunciation will be "non tchey la FAT-tcho pyoo non ney POS-so pyoo SO-no STOO-fo tee A-mo" in Italian.
What is 'abbondanza' in English?
Abundance is an English equivalent of 'abbondanza'. It also may be translated as 'copiousness, plenty'. It's a feminine gender noun that takes as its definite article 'la' ['the'] and as its indefinite article 'una' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'ahb-bohn-DAHN-tsah'.
