Italian Word of the Day: Stravolto (twisted / upset / exhausted)

Stravolto is an adjective you can expect to hear fairly often in daily Italian conversation, but what does it mean? Let’s take a look now! Stravolto comes from the verb stravolgere which means “to turn something on its head” “to distort” or “to upset”, or in a more positive sense, “to revolutionise”. It is the …

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Italian Word of the Day: Sfinito (exhausted)

One of the most common ways to say exhausted in Italian is sfinito. It is the past participle of the verb sfinire (to exhaust or to wear out), which is the combination of the prefix s- and the verb finire (to finish). Because it is an adjective, the end changes depending on the gender and/or …

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