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Bella Posted by on May 15, 2012

I’ve made a few notes in English at the end of this blog for the words and phrases highlighted in bold. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment. Non è stato difficile decidere come chiamarla. Un batuffolo di pelo rosso bianco e nero, occhi accattivanti, e una coda da scoiattolo…

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Bagnato Posted by on May 11, 2012

In our last blog we looked at asciutto and secco (dry). Well here comes the rain again, so let’s see what vocabulary we need to describe … wet! umido = damp: il bucato è ancora umido (the washing is still damp) l’umidità (dampness – noun fem.): dopo tutta questa pioggia c’è molta umidità in cantina…

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Asciutto Posted by on May 9, 2012

With all the rain we’ve had over the last few weeks wet and dry has become a bit of an obsession! Over the next couple of blogs we’ll at some of the vocabulary that we use to describe these conditions. Let’s begin with asciutto = dry:  ormai il bucato dev’essere asciutto (the washing should be…

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Il Nostro Gatto Matto Posted by on May 4, 2012

Si chiama Smokie, ha appena più di un anno, è un simpaticone … ma matto da morire! Infatti, a volte non siamo sicuri se si tratti di un gatto perché sembra più un canguro, o una giraffa! È arrivato da noi quando era piccino, la sua mamma l’aveva più o meno abbandonato, e lui si…

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Articoli per il Bagno Posted by on May 2, 2012

Here is a useful list of articoli per il bagno (toiletries), with some expressions that you might want to use if you find yourself in Italy or you have some Italian guests staying with you: il dentifricio = the toothpaste, e.g. il dentifricio è quasi finito (the toothpaste has almost run out) lo spazzolino da…

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Una Domenica a Parma Posted by on Apr 30, 2012

O.K. time to test your skills at translation. After all, you’ll have to manage on your own when you visit Italy, vero? I’ll give you a little bit of help by explaining at the end the key words and expressions highlighted in pink. Domenica scorsa, 22 aprile, approfittando del fatto che era l’ultimo giorno della…

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Caratteri Somatici–Le Soluzioni Posted by on Apr 18, 2012

Well done everyone who had a go at my caratteri somatici quiz, either we’ve got some very clever readers, or I made the questions too easy. I suspect it’s the former! O.K., here are the solutions, with a bit of interesting information about each one. Il naso: 1. Ogni volta che dice una bugia, il…

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