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Il tempo di un Caffe" - Thoughts on Italian Words

A fast paced 3 minutes morning chat to deepen your knowledge of Italian and satisfy your Italian curiosity.All levels can enjoy it!Find me at italianwithilaria.com and on Instagram at @iltempodiuncaffe_podcast

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Episode 25: GATTO

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2023/08/15

From Latin CATTUS ESSERE AGILE COME UN GATTO — to be as agile as a catESSERE IN 4 GATTI — To be 4 cats, to be very few people‘C’erano solo 4 gatti allo spettacolo’- ‘There were only a few ppl at the show’ESSERE DEL GATTO — to be ‘of the cat’, to be in a bad situation, problematic, almost hopeless‘Siamo del gatto’ - ‘We’re screwed’ESSERE COME IL GATTO E LA VOLPE — to be like the cat and the fox from Collodi’s Pinocchio, to be partners in crime‘Alessio e Massimo: eccoli lì, sempre a

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4:32

Episode 24: MOSCA

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2023/07/21

From Latin MUSCA = FLYACCHIAPPARE LE MOSCHE - to catch flies, to do a useless job"Cosa devo fare?" "Prendi una mosca e falla ballare“ - "What can I do?’ ‘Get a fly and dance with her’”ESSERE NOIOSO/ FASTIDIOSO COME UNA MOSCA, to be annoying as a fly‘Giovanni è fastidioso come una mosca: ha sempre da criticare!" - "Giovanni is as annoying as a fly: he’s always criticizing’STARE A GUARDARE LE MOSCHE CHE VOLANO, to stare at flying flies, being distracted, not doing anything “E tu? che fai

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5:16

Episode 23: PESCE

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2023/06/30

From Latin PISCISESSERE SANO COME UN PESCE - to be as healthy as a fishNUOTARE COME UN PESCE - to swim like a fish, to be a perfect swimmerNON ESSERE NE’ CARNE NE’ PESC - to be neither meat or fish, to be in between, to not have a specific flavor, personality, etcANDARE A FARE COMPAGNIA AI PESCI - to go keep company to the fish, to drownNON SAPERE CHE PESCI PRENDERE - literally not knowing which fish to catch, to fish, to have ran out of options, therefore being uncertain about a the

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5:18

Episode 22: CANE

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2023/06/23

From Latin CANISFIGLIO DI UNA CANE!! Son of a dog!!VITA DA CANI, dogs’ life, bad lifeLavorare, vivere, mangiare, dormire DA CANI — work, live, eat, sleep badlyFA UN FREDDO CANE, it’s damn cold, literally a dog kind of coldUN MALE CANE! - A dog's pain‘La gamba mi fa un male cane’ ‘My leg hurts like crazy’COME UN CANE BASTONATO, as a beaten dog ‘Quando gli ho detto potevo aiutarlo, Se n’è andato come un cane bastonato’ - ‘When I told him I couldn’t help him, he left like a beaten dog,

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4:35

Episode 21: TESTA

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2023/06/17

From the late Latin ‘cranio, testa’, originally with the meaning of ‘shell, vase’, TESTA is the Italian for HEAD.La TESTA can be PICCOLA // GROSSA // A PERA // A PUNTA // BIANCA // PELATA // BIONDA // RICCIUTATESTA DURA — hard head, stubborn TESTA DI CAVOLO! TESTA DI C****! — CAULIFLOWER/ D*** HEAD!RIEMPIRE LA TESTA, To fill the head with something ‘Mi ha riempito la testa di stupidaggini’ —‘He filled my head with stupid things’DARE ALLA TESTA, to go to one’s head ‘Il successo gli ha dato

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Episode 20: PIEDE

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2023/06/09

PIEDEFrom Latin PES, PEDIS, it’s the Italian for FOOT!UN PIEDE can be LUNGO// CORTO// STRETTO// LARGOAI PIEDI DEL MONTE // COLLE at the foot of the hill IN PIEDI = Standing, on your feetA PIEDI = by foot, walking‘Tutti in piedi!’ — ‘Everyone stand!’,‘Non mi reggo in piedi’ — ‘I can’t hold my self up’, said someone after one too many drinksIN PUNTA DI PIEDI — On tiptoe ‘Se n’è andato in punta di piedi, non l’ho nemmeno sentito uscire!’ — ‘He walked out on tiptoe, I didn’t even hear him

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Episode 19: BOCCA

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2023/06/02

BOCCA From the Latin BUCCA = cheek, it then acquired the new meaning of MOUTHLa bocca, can be LARGA // STRETTA // REGOLARE //CHE ARRIVA AGLI ORECCHI, mouth that opens up to the earsCHE PARE UN FORNO, which looks like a oven SDENTATA, with no teethWe have expressions like:A BOCCA PIENA , with a mouth fullACQUA IN BOCCA! Water in your mouth — don’t spill the beans, don’t share this secret! BOCCONE, a bite of something ‘Mangio un boccone a casa e arrivo’‘I’ll grab a quick bite at home and I’ll

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5:46

Episode 18: GAMBA

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2023/05/25

From Latin CAMBA, Greek cambè, which means curve, articulation. Le gambe (plural) can be LUNGHE // CORTE // SOTTILI // DRITTE // STORTE FORTI // DEBOLI // ROBUSTE ESSERE IN GAMBA, literally ‘to be in your legs’, to be in good health, strong, a very capable person!‘Conosci Francesca? E’ davvero una ragazza in gamba: non solo va all’ Università, ha anche due lavori!’ —‘Francesca is really smart: not only she goes to College, she also has two jobs!’PRENDERE SOTTO GAMBA, to let things under

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Episode 17: GIALLO & NERO

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2023/04/12

GIALLO GIALLO = yellow, from French JAUNEGIALLO can be LIMONE (lemon)/ ORO (gold)/ ZAFFERANO (saffron) / CANARINO (canary).We also use GIALLO to talk about a LIBRO GIALLO or a FILM GIALLO (a yellow book or yellow movie) meaning a DETECTIVE STORY (mystery, crime). It comes from a long-running series of pulp crime-mystery novels known as 'Il Giallo Mondadori', named such for their bright yellow covers and the name of the publisher behind them, which directly led to the birth of the Giallo

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Episode 16: ROSSO

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2023/04/05

ROSSOROSSO: a fantastic color.Il colore della passioneMATITA or PENNA ROSSA = Red pencil o penSEMAFORO ROSSO = Red traffic lightVINO ROSSO = Red wineROSSO come il FUOCO = Red as fireROSSO = PALLIDO (pale), ACCESO (bright), FIAMMEGGIANTE (flaming) ROSSO COME UN PEPERONE = as red as a bell pepper or come UN POMODORO = as a tomato.ROSSETTO = lipstickREGIONI ROSSE (red regions)n and PARTITI ROSSI (red parties) to indicate their left, far-left, communist affiliation'ROSSO DI SERA, BEL TEMPO SI

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Episode 15: BIANCO

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2023/03/23

BIANCOFrom the German BLANK (connected with the word BLANK in English) = white, untouched, blank.BIANCO COME LA NEVEBIANCO COME IL LATTE BIANCO COME UN CENCIO, as white as a rug MOSCA BIANCA, white flyVOCE BIANCA// VOCI BIANCHE, kids voices, falsettosUNA SETTIMANA BIANCA, white week literally, is a skiing weekDARE CARTA BIANCA, to give a white card, to give somebody full freedom to operate as they likeBIANCHERIA, linens and bed sheetsBIANCHERIA INTIMA, underwear.CORRECTION!!BIANCONE,

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Episode 14: VERDE

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2023/03/14

VERDEFrom the Latin VIRIDIS, from the root of VIRERE = to be vigorous (of plants)Think about the adjective VIRILE in relation with strengthWhat can be VERDE?IL SEMAFORO = green traffic lightGLI OCCHI = the eyesVERDE DI PAURA = green of fearVERDE DI RABBIA O BILE = green of anger or bileVERDE D’ INVIDIA = envy greenESSERE AL VERDE or RESTARE AL VERDE = to end up with no moneyTELEFONO VERDE = number that you call at NO COST, usually used by public companies ESSERE NEL VERDE DEGLI ANNI = to be

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3:18

Episode 13: VIA

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2023/02/21

VIA VIA (V-I-A), from Latin VIA, coming from the verb VEHERE, to transport. VIA is the Italian for the word STREET, or WAY. That’s the same root of WAY and the two words have, in fact, a lot of common uses.VIA (or VIALE, boulevard, when the street is bigger) is the way we call our streets. If you’ve ever been to Italy, you have read streets names like VIA NAZIONALEVIA TORNABUONIVIA DELLA STAZIONE VIA APPIA, the Appian Way, which was Rome’s and Europe's first super highway and possibly the

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3:46

Episode 12: PIAZZA

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2023/02/14

PIAZZAFrom the Latin PLATEA = wide street, from greek PLATEIA = PLATUS = wide LETTO A DUE PIAZZE, a queen or king bed, a bed for twoNON URLARE! NON SEI IN PIAZZA! Don’t yell, you’re not in piazza!! NON VOGLIO METTERE I MIEI PROBLEMI IN PIAZZA, I don’t want to put my problems out on the piazza, I don’t want to share them publiclySCENDERE IN PIAZZA, to go down on the streets, to take the streetsPARLARE ALLE PIAZZE, to talk with the massesQUEL CHE OFFRE LA PIAZZA, meaning what the market

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Episode 11: BOTTEGA

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2023/02/07

From greek APOTHEKE = storage,warehouseBOTTEGA DI MERCIAIO, sewing goods, DI FERRAMENTA, hardware, FORNAIO, bakerBOTTEGA DI MICHELANGELO, or BOTTEGA DI DONATELLO, del BERNINI, and all the other big ones. DI BOTTEGA, a piece, an artwork that wasn’t probably made by the main artist himself but by his students.CHIUDERE LA BOTTEGA, closing the business , HO CHIUSO BOTTEGA ALLA 6, I cose the shop at 6ESSERE USCIO A BOTTEGA, To live where you workESSERE CASA E BOTTEGA, to not get distracted, to

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Episode 10: MARCIAPIEDE & SEMAFORO

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2023/01/31

MARCIAPIEDE From French MARCHER= to walk and PED = foot STARE SUL MARCIAPIEDE, to be on the sidewalk), CAMMINARE sul marciapiede, to walk on the sidewalkMARCIAPIEDE STRETTO, narrow or LARGO, bigBATTERE IL MARCIAPIEDE, literally meaning to beat the sidewalk, exercising prostitution.SEMAFOROFrom the greek SEMA= sign, signal and FERO= port. LE PERSONE IRRESPONSABILI PASSANO CON IL SEMAFORO ROSSO, irresponsible people pass with a red lightANDIAMO! È SCATTATO IL (SEMAFORO) VERDE! Let’s go, the

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Episode 9: ACQUA

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2023/01/25

ACQUAFrom the Latin AQUA = waterACQUA pura, pure // dolce, sweet water (fresh water)// salata, salt water // limpida, clear // torbida, murkyACQUA A CATINELLE, basin/washbowls of waters, for when it’s raining profusely L’ACQUA VIENE A DIROTTO, another way to say that the rain is pouringPRENDERE L’ACQUA, ieri ho preso l’acqua mentre andavo a lavoro, I got water// I got rain while I was going to work CIELO A PECORELLE, ACQUA A CATINELLE, If the clouds in the sky look like a lot of sheep, then

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3:04

Episode 8: FUOCO

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2023/01/13

FUOCOFrom Latin FOCUS = fire, flameMETTERE A FUOCO, to focus, in photography but also in everyday life NON RIESCO A METTERE A FUOCO, I can’t focus, concentrate AVERE LE MANI/FACCIA/GAMBE A FUOCO, to have hands, face etc on fire, very hotMETTERE TROPPA CARNE AL FUOCO, to put too much meat on the fire, bite off more than you can chew SETTIMANA DI FUOCO, usuale used to define a very hectic weekVIGILI DEL FUOCO, our beloved fire fighters FUOCO DELLA PASSIONE, the fire of passionFAR FUOCO E

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Episode 7: TERRA

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2023/01/03

TERRAFrom Latin TERRA = dry part, as opposed to water part.Earth, world, as a globe, but also ground, landCADERE PER TERRA// MI È CADUTO IL CELLULARE PER TERRA, I dropped the phone on the groundBUTTARE A TERRA, to throw in the groundSDRAIARSI PER TERRA , to lay down on the groundESSERE A TERRA, to feel down, to have a low morale OGGI SONO A TERRA, Today I feel downTERRA NATALE, motherland TERRA DI NESSUNO, no man’s landFARSI TERRA BRUCIATA, literally to burn the ground, to create desert

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Episode 6: ARIA

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2022/12/27

ARIA from the greek AER = AIR. L’ ARIA can be fine (thin) // leggera (light) // grave, pesante (heavy) // calda o fredda // tiepida (warm) or gelata (freezing)È BELLO MANGIARE ALL’ ARIA APERTA , It’s great to eat open air, outsideODDIO, QUI MANCA L’ARIA, Oh God, the air is missing here! There’s no airorNON C’È UN FILO D’ARIA , there’s not even a strand of airCHIUDI LA PORTA, C’È CORRENTE D’ARIA , close the door, there’s a current, stream of air comingPRENDERE UNA BOCCATA D’ ARIA , literally

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