Heather Broster
Every language has its own set of terms of endearment (nomignoli affettuosi), with popular terms varying from culture to culture. They are a fun way, not only to express your feelings for your partner, friend or child, but also to establish a level of comfort and closeness in the relationship. Italian happens to be one …
Ritrovo is the word for meeting place, haunt, or hangout in Italian. More specifically, it refers to a place where several people meet on a regular basis to chat amicably, or to entertain themselves with a common interest. ritrovo meeting place / haunt Ritrovo is a masculine noun and takes the following definite and indefinite …
One way of saying coward in Italian is vigliacco. For once, we have a word that doesn’t derive directly from Latin but rather the Spanish bellaco meaning wicked or vile. vigliacco coward Here are the definite and indefinite articles used with this word: There is also the feminine form vigliacca and its plural vigliacche. Here …
The Italian word for success is the similar sounding successo (masculine, plural: successi). Both words can be traced back to the Latin word “successus” of the same meaning. The expression avere successo (lit: to have success) translates as to be a success or to be successful. Although avere is by far the most common, you …
We all know that words are important for effective communication but sometimes the right word simply doesn’t come to mind at the right time! In situations like this, speakers of all languages tend to rely on what are known as filler words in English or riempitivi (fillers) or interiezioni (interjections) in Italian. These are seemingly …
Bislacco is one way of saying eccentric, weird or quirky in Italian. It is thought to derive from the Venetian bislaco, which in turn comes from the Slovene word bezjak meaning silly. It was a nickname given to the Venetians of Friuli and the Slavs of Istria. bislacco weird / eccentric Because it is an …