Now that we're well and truly into the depths of winter (inverno), we thought we'd share an idiomatic phrase that is widely used in spoken Italian on freezing cold days. Fa un freddo cane! It's freezing cold!(Literal translation: It's dog cold! or It makes a cold dog!) It is made up of the following components: fa >> The third person present singular of the verb fare (to do / … [Read more...] about Italian Phase: Fa un freddo cane! (It’s freezing cold!)
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Italian Word of the Day: Cane (dog)
Today's post is all about man's best friend! The word for dog in Italian is cane (plural: cani), which is easy to remember as it sounds similar to the word canine. It comes from the Latin canis meaning dog. The feminine of cane is cagna (bitch). In addition to referring to a bad or nasty woman just as in English, it can also be a pejorative term for an actress or a singer with little … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Cane (dog)