The word for attic, loft, or more specifically, the space inside the roof of a house, is sottotetto (masculine, plural: sottotetti) in Italian. It is composed of two words: sotto (under) and tetto (roof). A sottotetto is generally not naturally lit and ventilated due to a lack of windows. For this reason, it cannot be …
The Italian word for human and animal skin is pelle (feminine, plural: pelli). It comes from the Latin pellis of the same meaning. Learn with our video Most human skin types can be described using the following adjectives: Biancaneve aveva le labbra rosse come una rosa, i capelli neri come l’ebano e la pelle bianca …
The word for a design made by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin is tatuaggio (masculine, plural: tatuaggi) in Italian. It derives from the French tatouage, which in turn comes from the English tattoo. Learn with our video There are two ways of saying ‘to get a tattoo‘ in Italian: There isn’t a big …
The word for a reckless young person who leads a wild, free and unruly life is scavezzacollo in Italian. Three possible translations in English include daredevil, risk-taker and tearaway. Learn with our video It is composed of two words: scavezzare, a single verb that means to break the top off a tree or more generally …
The word for bald or bald-headed in Italian is calvo, which comes from the Latin calvus of the same meaning. Its feminine form is calva and their respective plural forms are calvi and calve. Learn with our video Essere calvo means to be bald whereas diventare calvo means to go bald. Sarò calvo fra qualche …
The Italian word for yawn is sbadiglio (masculine, plural: sbadigli). Learn with our video Because it starts with s+consonant, the articles il (the – singular), un (a – singular), i (the – plural) and dei (some – plural) become lo, uno, gli and degli respectively. Some common verbs used with sbadiglio include: Tratteneva a stento …