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Parole Parole: “Arco”
Today’s word is ARCO, meaning arch or bow.
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Parole Parole: “Masseria”
Today’s word is MASSERIA, a typical structure of the southern Italian region of Puglia.
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Parole Parole: “Precipitevolissimevolmente”
Today’s word is PRECIPITEVOLISSIMEVOLMENTE, an adverb invented by a poet in 1677, meaning extremely fast.
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Parole Parole: “Fiero”
Today’s word is FIERO, which means “proud”.
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Parole Parole: “Grullo”
Today’s word is GRULLO, a Tuscan term used to describe a fool.
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Parole Parole: “Sfigato”
Today’s word is SFIGATO, a popular term used to define an unlucky person or circumstance.
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Parole Parole: “Mutande”
Today’s word is MUTANDE, that means “underwear”, but literally means “to be changed”.
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Parole Parole: “Lungimiranza”
Today’s word is LUNGIMIRANZA, the ability to look ahead and foresee future events.
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Parole Parole: “Controra”
Today’s word is CONTRORA, the Southern Italian word used to describe the early afternoon and its unbearable heat.
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Parole Parole: “Americanata”
Today’s word is AMERICANATA, the Italian word to describe over-the-top American practices.
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- Cinema & Television
Open Roads Round Table 2017
A roundtable with the artistic delegation of the Italian film festival Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, moderated by Jenny McPhee. June 3, 2017
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Parole Parole: “Meditabondo”
Today’s word is MEDITABONDO, the Italian word to describe someone lost in thoughts.
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