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La Bella Lingua
Italiam idioms
12
Language - Italian
Undergraduate 3
01/13/2011

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Term
falsifactore
Definition
a craftsman that makes new furniture look like an antique
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un pesso di pane
Definition
salt of the earth (literal piece of bread)
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fegato
Definition
having heart or guts a brave person (literal liver)
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in gamba
Definition
on top of ones game (literal on a leg)
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di tutto punto
Definition
dressed "to the nines"
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bue
Definition
ox (a person eats like an ok)
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usignolo
Definition
sings like a "nightengale"
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vitello
Definition
cries like a "calf"
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leone
Definition
fights like a "lion"
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testa dura
Definition
hard head
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in bocca al lupo
Definition
In the mouth of the wolf - used to wish someone luck. buona fortuna is considered unlucky
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crepi il lupo
Definition
let the wolf die - is the proper response to "in bocca al lupo"
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