{"id":1772,"date":"2012-04-18T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2012-05-02T08:04:26","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T08:04:26","slug":"caratteri-somatici-le-soluzioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/caratteri-somatici-le-soluzioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Caratteri Somatici\u2013Le Soluzioni"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well done everyone who had a go at my caratteri somatici<\/strong> quiz, either we\u2019ve got some very clever readers, or I made the questions too easy. I suspect it\u2019s the former!<\/p>\n

O.K., here are the solutions, with a bit of interesting information about each one.<\/p>\n

Il naso:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Ogni volta che dice una bugia, il suo naso si allunga. Come si chiama lo scrittore che l\u2019ha creato?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Carlo Collodi,<\/strong> whose real name was Carlo Lorenzini<\/strong> (Firenze, 1826-1890). The nom de plume Collodi <\/strong>was taken from the little town of Collodi, between Lucca and Pistoia in Tuscany, where his mother was born, and where Carlo spent most of childhood. Carlo\u2019s mother worked as a waitress for the Garzoni family who owned the beautiful Villa Garzoni<\/strong> in Collodi, and Carlo used to play and study there in the kitchen. If you happen to be in the area, the wonderful Italian gardens of Villa Garzoni are well worth a visit, as is il Parco di Pinocchio<\/strong>, a theme park dedicated to Collodi\u2019s famous character.<\/p>\n

2. Famosissimo scrittore e poeta fiorentino dal caratteristico naso aquilino, \u00e8 considerato il padre della lingua italiana. Chi \u00e8?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Dante Alighieri<\/strong>, author of La Divina Commedia <\/strong>which he wrote in vulgare <\/strong>(literally: the folk\u2019s language), as the Italian language was called at the time, in opposition to Latin, which was the language of the scholars.<\/p>\n

3. Usa il suo naso per trovare dei gustosissimi e costosissimi tuberi, i tartufi. Che cos\u2019\u00e8?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Il maiale <\/strong>(the pig) was the animal traditionally used here in Italy to search for truffles. However, the law doesn\u2019t allow its use anymore and it has been substituted by il cane <\/strong>(the dog), whose olfatto<\/strong> (sense of smell) is not as developed as the pig\u2019s, but has the advantage of being less environmentally destructive, and doesn\u2019t eat the precious tubers!<\/p>\n

La bocca:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u00c8 famosissima in tutto il mondo per il suo sorriso enigmatico. In italiano \u00e8 comunemente chiamata \u2018Gioconda\u2019. Dove si trova?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Al Museo del Louvre a Parigi. <\/strong>Over the next few days we are going to write a series of articles about this famous painting. Look out for \u2018Tales of la Gioconda\u2019!<\/p>\n

2. \u00c8 stata la prima macchina in grado di individuare le bugie, fu costruita dai<\/strong> Romani<\/strong> ed ancora oggi funziona. Si trova a Roma vicino al Lungotevere. Come si chiama?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: La Bocca della Verit\u00e0. <\/strong>A Roman sculpture from the first century, probably originally a fountain representing either the river Tiber, or the sea god Ocean, or a faun. The tradition of its magic powers as a lie detector goes back to the Medieval Ages, and is still popular to this day. It makes a memorable appearance in the 1953 film Vacanze Romane<\/strong> (Roman Holiday) with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. P.S. I haven\u2019t been to la Bocca della Verit\u00e0 <\/strong>with Geoff, so I haven\u2019t had the opportunity to test it out \u2026 yet!<\/p>\n

3. Si usa per impedire ai cani aggressivi di azzannare la gente. Che cos\u2019\u00e8?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: La museruola <\/strong>(the muzzle), which derives from the word muso<\/strong> (an elongated animal\u2019s face), e.g. il muso del cane <\/strong>(the dog\u2019s face), il muso del cavallo <\/strong>(the horse\u2019s face).<\/p>\n

Gli occhi:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Anche se sono stati ideati per proteggere gli occhi, gli italiani amano portarli sulla testa come un accessorio alla moda. Che cosa sono?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Gli occhiali da sole<\/strong> (sunglasses). Notice the use of the preposition\u00a0 da<\/strong> which describes the function, e.g. occhiali da vista <\/strong>(lit. glasses for the eyesight), macchina da scrivere <\/strong>(typewriter, lit. machine for writing).<\/p>\n

2. \u00c8 una dea romana soprannominata \u2018la dea bendata\u2019 perch\u00e9 porta una benda sugli occhi, cosicch\u00e9 i suoi doni sono distribuiti senza pregiudizio. Come si chiama?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Fortuna<\/strong>. Although Justice is also represented with a blindfold over her eyes, in Italian \u2018la dea bendata\u2019<\/strong> (the blindfolded goddess) is the specific title given to Fortuna<\/strong> (Fortune), whose Greek equivalent was the goddess Tyche. Fortuna<\/strong> distributes gifts which she extract from a cornucopia embraced within her left arm.<\/p>\n

3. Dicono che \u00e8 cieco, ma non \u00e8 vero; somiglia ad una biscia, ma non lo \u00e8; \u00e8 di colore marrone dorato. Che creatura \u00e8?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Orbettino <\/strong>(Slow worm). The name orbettino <\/strong>comes, erroneously, from orbo<\/strong> (blind). Despite its appearance, it\u2019s not a snake or a worm, but is a legless relative of the\u00a0 lucertola <\/strong>(lizard).<\/p>\n

\u2026 e per finire \u2026 il viso<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frutta, verdura, fiori per rappresentare un viso! Chi sar\u00e0 mai questo artista cos\u00ec fantasioso?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: Giuseppe Arcimboldo <\/strong>or Arcimboldi <\/strong>(Milano, 1526-1593).<\/p>\n

A bowl of vegetables? Turn the painting upside down and you have \u2026 un viso<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n

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Well done everyone who had a go at my caratteri somatici quiz, either we\u2019ve got some very clever readers, or I made the questions too easy. I suspect it\u2019s 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…<\/p>\n

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