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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 'la pace' when translated from Italian to English?
"Peace" is one English equivalent of the Italian phrase la pace. The feminine singular definite article and noun model a difference between the two languages whereby English does not employ "the" every time that Italian uses its equivalent -- la, in this case. The pronunciation will be "la PA-tchey" in Italian.
What is 'Che cosa Voi' when translated from Italian to English?
Thing is an English equivalent of 'cosa'. The Italian word is a feminine noun whose definite article is 'la' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'una'['a, one']. It's pronounced 'KOH-zah'.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'E grazie'?
Grazie per essere venuto in the masculine and Grazie per essere venuta in the feminine are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Thank you for coming."
Specifically, the interjection/noun grazie means 'thank you, thanks." The preposition per means "for." The auxiliary essere and the past participles venuta, venutotogether mean "to have come."
The pronunciation is "GRAH-tsyeh peh-REHS-seh-reh veh-NOO-toh" in the masculine and "GRAH-tsyeh peh-REHS-seh-reh veh-NOO-tah" in the feminine.
What is 'la dea della bellezza' when translated from Italian to English?
"The goddess" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase la dea.
Specifically, the feminine definite article la means "the." The feminine noun dea means "goddess." The pronunciation is "lah DEH-ah."
What is 'Andantino molto calmo' when translated from Italian to English?
"A slightly slowed, very calm walking pace" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase andantino molto calmo. The music term most famously references a tempo which involves 80 - 108 beats per minute. The pronunciation will be "AN-dan-TEE-no MOL-to KAL-mo" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian phrase 'Vago e vengo'?
"I'm wandering about and I'm coming back" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Vago e vengo.
Specifically, the present indicative vago is "(I) am wandering, do wander, wander". The conjunction e means "and". The present indicative vengotranslates as "(I) am coming, come, do come".
The pronunciation will be "VAH-goh ey VEHN-goh" in Italian.
What is the Italian 'Io ti do' in English?
"For you I will do it" or "I will do it for you" may be English equivalents of "(Io) lo farò per te."
The subject pronoun "io" ("I") may or may not be used by Italian language speakers, who tend to include it and other subject pronouns only if needed for clarification or emphasis. The direct object pronoun "lo" means "it." The verb "farò" means "(I) will do, make." The preposition "per" means "for, through, to." The personal pronoun "te" means "(informal) you."
All together, the pronunciation is "(EE-oh) loh fah-ROH pehr teh."
What is 'Dolenti posero' when translated from Italian to English?
Dolenti posero in Italian means "With pain they placed" in English.
What is 'ceppo' when translated from Italian to English?
"Stump" is an English equivalent of the Italian word ceppo. The masculine singular noun also translates into English literally as "log" and loosely as "family," "lineage" or "stock" according to context. The pronunciation will be "TCHEP-po" in Italian.
What is 'essere il mio' when translated from Italian to English?
"To be my..." is an English equivalent of the incomplete Italian phrase essere il mio... . The present infinitive and masculine singular definite article and possessive also translate into English as "to be mine." The pronunciation will be "ES-sey-rey eel MEE-o" in Italian.
How do you pronounce the Italian phrase 'Ciao tutto'?
"Tchow TOOT-to" is a way to pronounce the Italian phrase Ciao, tutto! The words serve as a conversational, colloquial, friendly, informal greeting and a masculine singular adjective/noun/pronoun. They translate into English as "Hello (Hi), all (everybody, everyone, everything)!"
What is the Italian translation of the English number 'One thousand nine hundred ninety-eight'?
Mille novecento novantotto is an Italian equivalent of the English number "One thousand nine hundred ninety-eight (1998)".
Specifically, the number mille is "thousand (1,000)". The number nove means "nine (9)". The number cento means "hundred (100)". The number novanta* means "ninety (90)". The number otto translates as "eight (8)".
The pronunciaiton will be "MEEL-ley NOH-vey-TCHEHN-toh NOH-vahn-TOHT-toh" in Italian.
*The vowel drops before the numbered suffix which begins with a vowel.
"Hi! How are you? I want to say that I love you and that I always smile everywhere. Are you OK?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Ciao! Come stai? Voglio dire che ti amo e che sempre sorrido ovunque. Tu sia OK? The three sentences model a difference between English and Italian whereby the second-mentioned language need not use subject pronouns other than for clarity and emphasis since the speaker is clear by context and verb endings. The pronunciation will be "tchow KO-mey steye VO-lyo DEE-rey key tee A-mo ey key SEM-prey sor-REE-do-VOON-kwey too SEE-a o-key" in Italian.
Fresco is an Italian equivalent of 'cool'. It's pronounced 'FREH-skoh'. It's the masculine form of the adjective. The feminine form 'fresca' is pronounced 'FREH-skah'.
What is 'ragione' when translated from Italian to English?
Ragione in Italian means "reason" in English.
What is 'Ciao' when translated from Italian to Portuguese?
"Hello, world!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Ciao, mondo! The greeting and masculine singular noun also translate into English as "Bye, world!" according to context. The pronunciation will be "tchow MON-do" in Italian.
What is 'Chao bella a más tarde' when translated from Spanish to English?
It can be translated to english as followed. See you later bella.
What is 'taglia' when translated from Italian to English?
"Size" as a noun and "You cut," "He (or "she" or "it") cuts" or "Cut!" as verbs are English equivalents of the Italian word taglia. Context determines whether the word functions as a feminine singular noun (case 1) or as a verb in the second person formal singular of the present indicative (example 2), second person informal singular of the present imperative (instance 3), or third person singular of the present indicative (sample 4). Regardless of meaning or use, the pronunciation remains "TA-lya" in Italian.
What is 'linguine' in English?
Little tongue is an English equivalent of 'linguine'. The Italian word is pronounced 'leen-GWEE-nee'. It's a feminine noun that's used in the plural, and that has 'le' ['the'] as its definite article'.
Is 'Pollaci' an Italian last name?
Yes, Pollacci is an Italian name. It's pronounced 'pohl-LAHCH-chee'. But the name may relate to ancestors being from Poland.
What is 'stasera' when translated from Italian to English?
"This evening" is an English equivalent of the Italian word stasera. The feminine singular noun represents the combination of the feminine singular adjective questa("this") and noun sera ("evening"). The pronunciation will be "sta-SEY-ra" in Italian.
What is 'Bravi belli e simpatici' when translated from Italian to English?
"Capable, handsome and likable!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Bravi, belli e simpatici! The masculine plural phrase lauds a group of all males or of mixed females and males for being competent or well-behaved, good-looking and pleasant to be around. The pronunciation will be "BRA-vee BEL-lee ey SEEM-pa-tee-TCHEE" in Pisan Italian.
What is 'Pippo' when translated from Italian to English?
"(That) they may build up," "(that) you all may exaggerate," "Let them pump up," and "(you all) siphon!" are figurative and literal English equivalents of the Italian verb pompino. Context makes clear whether the present imperative and subjunctive verb is in the second person formal plural (cases 2, 4) or the third person plural (examples 1, 3) and whether the word additionally serves as a vulgarity to be avoided. The pronunciation will be "pom-PEA-no" in Italian.
What is 'soldier' as a female name in Italian?
Mili is an Italian equivalent of 'soldier' as a feminine name. The word actually is a shortened form of 'militante' or of 'militare'. Both terms include 'soldier' among their possible translations. The word is pronounced 'MEE-lee'.
What is 'Ich liebe dich' when translated from German to English and Italian?
Ich liebe dich in German means "I love you" in English and Ti amo in Italian.
