Il Corpo in Italiano pt. 2 Posted by Bridgette on Feb 5, 2021 in Italian Language
Il corpo, i movimenti, e qualche espressione pt. 2 – The body, the movements, and some expressions pt. 2
A continuation from last week… please add any verbs, expressions or more body parts in the comments. Of course this isn’t an exhaustive list. 🙂
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Il petto – chest
tossire – to cough
dolore al petto – chest pain
le spalle – shoulders
voltare le spalle a [qlcn], girare le spalle a [qlcn] – to give someone the cold shoulder
slogarsi una spalla – to dislocate a shoulder
spalla su cui piangere – shoulder to cry on
lungo fino alle spalle – shoulder-length
la mano – hand
essere colto con le mani nella marmellata – to be caught with your hands in the cookie jar (literally marmellata – jam, jelly)
di prima mano – firsthand
forzare la mano – to force someone’s hand
sfuggire di mano – to get out of hand
applaudire/battere le mani – to applaud/clap
stringere la mano – to shake hands
le dita – fingers
mostrare il dito medio a [qlcn] – to give someone the middle finger
alzare un dito – to lift a finger
avere [qlcn] in pugno – to have someone twisted around your finger (literally pugno – fist)
puntare il dito verso – to point at
stuzzichini – finger foods
schioccare le dita – to snap your fingers
il polso – wrist
il gomito – elbow
la nocca – the knuckle
grattare – to scratch
tenere – to hold, to grasp
toccare – to touch
strofinare – to rub
schiaffeggiare, dare uno schiafo a [qlcn] – to slap, to give a slap to someone
un buffetto – a slap on the wrists
colpire con un pugno – to punch someone
lo stomaco – stomach
la pancia gonfia – bloated belly
digerire – to digest
ringhiare – to growl
far rivoltare lo stomaco – to turn your stomach (make you nauseous)
farfalle nello stomaco – butterflies in your stomach
far venire il voltastomaco – to be sick to your stomach
le gambe – legs
un occhio della testa – an arm and a leg (expensive, literally in Italian – an eye from the head)
un crampo alla gamba – a leg cramp
le ginocchia – knees
il ginocchio – knee
sommerso fino alle ginocchia, all’altezza del ginocchio – knee-deep
i piedi – feet
le dita dei piedi – toes
la punta dei piedi – tippy-toe
dalla testa ai piedi – from head to foot
partire con il piede giusto – to get off on the right foot
partire con il piede sbagliato – to get off on the wrong foot
superare la prima tappa, superare il primo step – to get your foot in the door
portare l’acqua con le orecchie a [qlcn] – to wait on someone hand and foot (bring water with the ears)
stare in piedi – to stand
camminare – to walk
correre – to run
prendere a calci qualcuno – to kick someone
dare il calcio d’inizio – to kick off
scavalcare – to step over
inginocchiarsi – to kneel
mettersi in ginocchio – to get on your knees
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Comments:
Paulette:
The word, “stomaco,” is irregular and we should say, “lo stomaco,” (not il).
Bridgette:
@Paulette Woops, thank you!
Tony:
Maybe you want to correct “il stomaco” to “lo stomaco”
Bridgette:
@Tony I do, thank you 🙂
Alicia Bucko:
Another great list, thanks.