Il Corpo in Italiano pt. 1 Posted by Bridgette on Jan 29, 2021 in Italian Language
Il corpo, i verbi, e qualche espressione – The body, verbs, and some expressions
Some body vocabulary, as well as some verbs and expressions associated with that body part. If you know of any other vocabulary words, comment them below!
la testa – head
annuire – to nod/shake
girare – to turn
riempire la testa di [qlcn] di chiacchiere – to fill someone’s head with chatter
le orecchie – ears
sentire – to hear
ascoltare – to listen to
entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall’altro – to go in one ear and out the other
aguzzare le orecchie – to bend an ear (to listen)
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l’occhio – eye gli occhi– eyes
il sopracciglio – eyebrow
le ciglia – eyelashes
vedere – to see
guardare – to watch
osservare – to observe
a colpo d’occhio – at a glance
una occhiata – a peek
battere gli occhi – to blink
ammiccare – to wink
fissare – to stare
occhio! – Watch out!
a occhio e croce – give or take, more or less
il naso – nose
respirare (attraverso il naso) – to breathe (through your nose)
sentire – to smell
annusare – to sniff
avere il naso che cola – to have a runny nose
soffiarsi il naso – to blow your nose
ficcare il naso, ficcanasare – to snoop around
davanti al naso – from under somebody’s nose
mettere il naso in – to poke your nose in
turarsi il naso – to pinch your nose (when something smells bad)
la bocca – mouth
le labbra – lips
i denti – teeth
la lingua – tongue
mangiare – to eat
masticare – to chew
rosicchiare – to gnaw
baciare – to kiss
leccare – to lick
parlare – to talk
chiacchierare – to chat
respirare (attraverso la bocca) – to breathe (through your mouth)
sputare – to spit
sorseggiare – to sip
guardare a bocca aperta – to gawk (stare) at
la gola – throat
ingoiare – to swallow
schiarirti la gola – to clear your throat
spietato – cutthroat, ruthless
avere la raucedine – to have a frog in your throat
saltare alla gola di [qlcn] – to jump down someone’s throat
il collo – neck
torcere – to twist/wring/knot
rompersi l’osso del collo, rompersi il collo – to break your neck
stare col fiato sul collo a [qlcn] – to breathe down someone’s neck
rottura di scatole – pain in the neck
essere immerso fino al collo da [qlcs] – to be up to your neck in something
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Comments:
Alicia:
Grazie mille per l’elenco delle cose importante della testa e del collo ma soprattutto le espressione commune!
Anna:
This is a great resource, with the many examples of using the names of body parts! Thank you Bridgette.
Mick:
What an excellent article on the body parts Thank you
Blossom Lane:
Yours is the most useful blog I’ve seen on learning Italian. I think it is very good because it connects the main concept/word to other related phrases. Thank you so much for the time you put into thinking these things through.
Gaye McDermott:
Grazie, mi piacciono specialmente i verbi che spiegono le azioni delle parti del corpo – sono molto utili.