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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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Sei la cosa migliore che è successa nella mia vita! Ti amo e tu lo sai, amore mio! in Italian means "You're the best thing that happened in my life. I love you, and you know it, my love!" in English.
What is 'sogni belli' when translated from Italian to English?
"That I actually dream..." and "What do I really dream?" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase Che sogno veramente. Context makes clear whether the pronoun, first person singular present indicative, and adverb represent an incomplete phrase (case 1) or a question (example 2). Regardless of meaning or use, the pronunciation will be "key SO-nyo VEY-ra-MEN-tey" in Italian.
What is the Italian phrase 'Sei carino' in English?
You are very beautiful is an English equivalent of 'Sei bellissima'. In the word by word translation, the verb 'sei'means '[you] are'. The feminine adjective 'bellissima' means 'very beautiful, extremely beautiful'. The phrase is pronounced 'say behl-LEE-see-mah'.
What is 'babbu' when translated from Italian to English?
Amore or Tesoro are Italian equivalents of the English word "babe."
Specifically, the masculine noun amore literally means "love." The masculine noun Tesoro literally means "treasure." The respective pronunciations are "ah-MOH-reh" and "teh-ZOH-roh."
What is the English translation of the Italian name 'Merola'?
"Blackbird" is an English equivalent of the Italian name Merola.
Specifically, the Italian name is found in the Italian region of Campania. It traces its origins back to the medieval Latin names Merola and Merolus. The surnames in turn derive from the Latin term merula, merulae for "blackbird" (merlo).
What is 'Tante grazie cara mia' when translated from Italian to English?
"Thanks, my dear! I miss you!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Grazie, mia cara! Mi manchi!
Specifically, the interjection grazie is "thank you, thanks". The feminine possessive adjective mia means "my". The feminine adjective/pronoun cara literally means "dear, expensive, sweet" and figuratively "darling, dear, sweetheart, sweetie". The personal pronoun mi means "me". The verb manchi translates as "(informal singular you) are lacking/missing to, do lack/miss to, lack/miss".
The pronunciation will be "GRAH-tsey MEE-ah KAH-rah mee MAHN-kee" in Italian.
What is the Italian 'Dove' in English?
"Where" is an English equivalent of "Dove?"
Specifically, the Italian word is an interrogative adverb. The phrase "Da dove?" means "Where from?" The pronunciation is "dah DOH-veh."
What is 'a greeting' in Italian?
Un saluto is an Italian equivalent of 'a greeting'. The masculine indefinite article 'uno'* means 'a, one'. The masculine noun 'saluto' means 'greeting'. Together, they're pronounced 'oon-sah-LOO-toh'.
*The vowel 'o' drops before a noun that begins with a consonant.
"Oh my only one!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase O solo mio! The interjection and masculine singular noun and possessive model a hallmark of Italian whereby adjectives tend to follow their nouns. The pronunciation will be "o SO-lo MEE-o" in Italian.
What is 'cino' when translated from Italian to English?
Cino does not exist in Castilian (Spanish)
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Cine -> movie theater, film theater, cinema
Sino -> but, still, yet
What is the English translation of the Italian phrase 'piacere mio'?
"It would be nice..." is an English equivalent of the Italian word Piacerebbe... . The third person singular conditional present translates literally into English as "It would be pleasing to... ." The pronunciation will be "PYA-tchey-REB-bey" in Italian.
What is 'Io ti amo molto' when translated from Italian to English?
"I love you, my love!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Ti amo, mi'amore! The declaration/exclamation models such colloquial, conversational, friendly, informal, poetic forms -- of Ti amo, mio amore! and Ti amo, amore mio! -- as Ti amo, amor mio, Ti amo, mi'amor, and Ti amo, mio amore, whose casual nature is indicate by the dropping of consonants and vowels. The pronunciation will be "tee A-mo MEE-a-MO-rey" in Italian.
What is the Italian word 'lupo' in English?
Leone is an Italian equivalent of the English word "lion."
Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is il ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is un, uno ("a, one").
The pronunciation is "leh-OH-neh."
What is 'Beautiful lady Have a good day' in Italian?
Buona giornata, Bella is an Italian equivalent of 'Beautiful lady, Have a good day'. In the word by word translation, the feminine adjective 'buona' means 'good'. The feminine gender noun 'giornata' means 'daytime, day long'. The feminine adjective/noun 'bella' means 'beautiful, handsome'. The phrase is pronounced 'BWOH-nah johr-NAH-tah BEHL-lah'.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'classe'?
"Class" is an English equivalent of the Italian word classe.
Specifically, the feminine noun classe takes the singular definite article la ("the"). Its singular indefinite article una means "a, one." The pronunciation is "KLAHS-seh."
What is 'bel cibo' in English?
'Beautiful and good food' is an English equivalent of 'bel e buon cibo'.
The masculine adjective 'bel, bello' means 'beautiful, handsome'. The conjunction 'e' means 'and'. The masculine adjective 'buon, buono' means 'good'. The masculine noun 'cibo' means 'food'. Its singular definite article is 'il' ['the'], and its singular indefinite article 'un, uno' ['a, one'].
All together, they're pronounced 'beh-leh bwohn TCHEE-boh'.
What is 'niente' when translated from Italian to English?
"There's nobody thus far!" and "There's none so far!" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase Non c'è nessuno ancora! Context makes clear which meaning prevails. The pronunciation will be "non tcheh nes-SOO-no an-KO-ra" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'frase'?
"Sentence" is an English equivalent of the Italian word frase.
Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article la means "the." Its singular indefinite article una means "a, one."
The pronunciation is "FRAH-zeh."
What is 'tutto fresco' when translated from Italian to English?
"All (entirely, totally)" as an adverb, "all" as an adjective, and "everybody (everyone, everything)" as a noun/pronoun are English equivalents of the Italian word tutto. context makes clear which meaning prevails. Regardless of meaning or use, the pronunciation will be "TOOT-to" in Italian.
What is 'Good evening Beautiful woman' in Italian?
Buona sera, Signora is an Italian equivalent of 'Good evening, Madam'. The feminine adjective 'buona' means 'good'. The feminine noun 'sera' means 'evening'. The feminine noun 'Signora' means 'Mrs, madam'. All together, they're pronounced BWOH-nah SEH-rah see-NYOH-rah'.
What is the English translation of the Italian 'La vita è dolce'?
"Wine" is an English equivalent of "vino."
The Italian word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is "il" ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is "un, uno" ("a, one").
The pronunciation is "VEE-noh."
What is 'sempre famiglia' when translated from Italian to English?
"The family at one time" literally and "The family as it used to be" loosely are English equivalents of the Italian phrase la famiglia di una volta. The pronunciation will be "la fa-MEE-lya dee OO-na VOL-ta" in Italian.
What is the French translation of the Italian name 'Nicola'?
Nicholas is an English equivalent of the Italian name Nicola. The masculine proper name originates in the ancient Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) for "victory (of the) people." The pronunciation will be "nee-KO-la" in Italian.
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'anti-'?
Anti- is the same in English and Italian.
Specifically, the word functions as an adjectival suffix. It is synonymous with contro- ("against") in Italian. The pronunciation will be "AN-tee" in Italian.
What is 'il nido' when translated from Italian to English?
"Bird's nest" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Nido di uccello.
Specifically, the masculine noun nido means "nest." The preposition di* means "of." The masculine noun uccello means "bird."
The pronunciation is "NEE-doh dootch-TCHEHL-loh."
*The vowel i may drop before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe immediately after the remaining letter d and immediately before the first letter of the following noun.
