{"id":12054,"date":"2016-07-12T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T13:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=12054"},"modified":"2016-07-12T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T13:16:14","slug":"la-dolce-vita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-dolce-vita\/","title":{"rendered":"La Dolce Vita"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Dolce Vita<\/b> = The Sweet Waist? La Vita E\u2019 Bella<\/b> = The Waist is Beautiful? I gatti hanno sette vite<\/b> = Cats have seven screws? Now hang on \u2026 there\u2019s something a bit off about these translations!<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, it\u2019s just my way of introducing a small group of words that can be pretty confusing until you learn to distinguish them from one another. Let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n

\""It<\/a>

“It take a whole life to learn how to live” (Seneca)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

La vita<\/strong> (plural, le vite<\/strong>) = life<\/span>
\nExamples:<\/em><\/span>
\nnon ho mai visto una cosa simile in vita mia!<\/strong> (I\u2019ve never seen anything like it in my life!)
\nGiorgio ha vissuto tutta la sua vita a Genova<\/strong> (Giorgio lived his whole life in Genova)
\na volte la vita \u00e8 molto dura!<\/strong> (Sometimes life is really hard!)
\nessere in vita<\/strong> (to be alive)
\nessere in fin di vita<\/strong> (to be at the end of one\u2019s life, to be at death’s door)
\nessere in pericolo di vita<\/strong> = to be in danger of loosing one\u2019s life
\nRelated vocabulary:<\/em><\/span>
\nvivere<\/strong> = to live, e.g. io vivo a Pontremoli<\/strong> (I live in Pontremoli)
\nvitale<\/strong> = vital, e.g. i suoi segni vitali sono monitorati costantemente<\/strong> (his vital signs are being constantly monitored)
\nvitalit\u00e0<\/strong> = vtality, e.g. Lucia \u00e8 una bambina piena di vitalit\u00e0<\/strong> (Lucia is a child who’s full of vitality)
\nil dolcevita<\/strong> = polo neck\/turtle neck shirt e.g. questo dolcevita ti sta molto bene<\/strong> (this polo neck shirt really suits you). This name comes from Fellini’s film ‘La Dolce Vita<\/strong>‘ in which the main character, played by Marcello Mastroianni, often wears a polo neck shirt.<\/em><\/p>\n

La vita<\/strong> (plural, le vite<\/strong>) = waist<\/span>
\nExamples:<\/em><\/span>
\nGiulia ha la vita molto snella<\/strong> (Giulia has a very slim waist)
\nquest\u2019anno vanno di moda i pantaloni a vita bassa<\/strong> (this year, low waisted trousers are fashionable)
\nle spalle di questo vestito vanno bene, ma vorrei la vita pi\u00f9 stretta<\/strong> (the shoulders of this dress are fine but I\u2019d like the waist to be narrower)
\nRelated vocabulary:<\/em><\/span>
\nvita di vespa<\/strong> (also: vitino di vespa<\/strong><\/em>) = Literally: wasp like waist, e.g. Sophia ha la vita di vespa<\/strong> (Sophia has a very slim waist)
\nil girovita<\/strong> = the waistline, e.g. questi jeans sono 33 di girovita<\/strong> (these jeans have a size 33 waist)<\/p>\n

\"Vita<\/a>

Vita di vespa. Sophia Loren<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

La vite<\/strong> (plural, le viti<\/strong>) <\/span>= vine<\/span><\/span>
\nExamples:<\/em><\/span>
\ndobbiamo dare il verderame alle viti<\/strong> (we need to spray the vines with Bordeaux mixture)
\nquella vite ha molti grappoli<\/strong> (that vine has got lots of bunches of grapes on it)
\nquesta vite ormai si \u00e8 inselvatichita<\/strong> (this vine has become wild by now)
\nMario ha piantato un nuovo filare di viti<\/strong> (Mario has planted a new row of vines)
\nRelated Vocabulary:<\/em><\/span>
\nla vitalba<\/strong> = wild clematis (literally: white vine), e.g. la vitalba \u00e8 anche chiamata ‘barba di vecchio’<\/strong> (wild clematis is also called ‘old man’s beard’)<\/p>\n

La vite<\/strong> (plural, le viti<\/strong>) = screw<\/span>
\nExamples:<\/em><\/span>
\nmi servono delle viti lunghe<\/strong> (I need a few long screws)
\nquesta vite ha la filettatura rovinata<\/strong> (the thread is ruined on this screw)
\npassami una vite con la testa larga<\/strong> (pass me a screw with a wide head)
\nquelle viti non vanno bene, sono troppo corte<\/strong> (those screws are no good, they’re too short)
\nRelated Vocabulary:<\/em><\/span>
\nil cacciavite<\/strong> = the screwdriver, e.g. passami il cacciavite a stella<\/strong> (pass me the Phillips head screwdriver)
\navvitare<\/strong> = to screw, e.g. puoi aiutarmi ad avvitare questa cerniera<\/strong> (can you help me to screw this hinge on)
\nsvitare<\/strong> = to unscrew, e.g. non riesco a svitare questo tappo<\/strong> (I can’t manage to unscrew this lid)
\nsvitato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = nutty\/crazy, e.g. Lucia \u00e8 un po’ svitata<\/strong> (Lucia is a bit nutty)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

La Dolce Vita = The Sweet Waist? La Vita E\u2019 Bella = The Waist is Beautiful? I gatti hanno sette vite = Cats have seven screws? Now hang on \u2026 there\u2019s something a bit off about these translations! Actually, it\u2019s just my way of introducing a small group of words that can be pretty confusing…<\/p>\n

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