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bianco sporco?

'Bianco sporco' literally means 'dirty white' in Italian but it is wrong. In this usage there is no negative connotation...

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Do you know what ‘confetti’ means?

In English, "confetti" refers to small pieces of colored paper that are often thrown during festivals or weddings. Howev...

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‘Acqua dolce’ does not taste sweet

This is the English version of the article ' acqua dolceは甘い水ではない’ In Italian there is a word 'acqua dolce' but this does...

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‘tachimetro’　is not tachometer!

Attention! 'Tachimetro' is not the tachometer but the speedometer in Italian.The tachometer is 'contagiri' in Italian. I...

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What is ‘ orecchino al naso’ ?

'Orecchino al naso' is literally 'the little ear at the nose'. It may be very confusing also for otorhinolaryngologist. ...

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The noun ‘feminile’ is masculine😱

This is the English version of 'femminileが男性なんだけど'. The question began when I searched the difference between 'il mattin...

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There are no words for ‘ warm’ in Italian

This article is English version of '「あたたかい」がイタリア語にはない' There are four words which express the condition of the climate i...

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