Storia di una brava ragazza
- Literature
[In ITALIAN] A conversation with author Arianna Farinelli
View details about the event: Storia di una brava ragazza
Year: 2018
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Menzogna”
Today’s word is MENZOGNA, the Italian word for “lie.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Menzogna”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ragù”
Today’s word is RAGÙ, the Italian ground-beef-based sauce.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ragù”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Gioia”
Today’s word is GIOIA, the Italian word for “joy” that has many uses.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Gioia”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Incanto”
Today’s word is INCANTO, the Italian word for “enchantment.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Incanto”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Quaquaraquà”
Today’s word is QUAQUARAQUA’, the phonosymbolic definition of someone who is all words and no action.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Quaquaraquà”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Maestro”
Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Maestro”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Boicottare”
Today’s word is BOICOTTARE, Italian for ‘boycotting,’ a word derived from the English.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Boicottare”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Magari”
Today’s word is MAGARI, Italian for ‘if only!’ or ‘I wish’.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Magari”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”
Today’s word is IMBROGLIO, Italian for a ‘scam’ or for ‘cheating.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”
Today’s word is la RESISTENZA, Italian for the Resistance.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Inciucio”
Today’s word is INCIUCIO. Originally derived from the Neapolitan word for “chit-chat”, it is used today to describe secret political dealmaking.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Inciucio”