{"id":8817,"date":"2015-03-12T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T10:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2015-03-12T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T17:36:05","slug":"every-now-and-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/every-now-and-then\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Now and Then …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Serena (and accidentally published under Geoff’s name!)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A while back I received a request from a reader asking me if I could shed some light on the word tanto<\/strong> and the many different ways in which it’s used. So, first of all, my apologies to Paul for taking cos\u00ec tanto tempo<\/strong> (such a long time. Literally: so much time<\/em>) to fulfil his request.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allora<\/strong> \u2026 a couple of years ago I wrote a post about tanto<\/strong>, in which I concentrated on its use to describe quantity. I also looked at similarities and differences between molto<\/strong> and tanto<\/strong>. Here\u2019s a link to that post: <\/span>Molto and Tanto<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Today I\u2019m going to concentrate on some of the more idiomatic meanings of tanto<\/strong>, which can be pretty difficult to understand and translate if Italian is not your first language.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Few Common Expressions Using Tanto<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Marlene<\/a>

\u00e8 arrivata alla festa con tanto di smoking!<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

1. Tanto \u2026 quanto
\nGiorgio \u00e8 tanto svelto quanto preciso<\/strong> = Giorgio is as fast as he is precise
\nlo faccio non tanto per lui, quanto per i suoi genitori<\/strong>\u00a0= I\u2019m doing it not so much for him as for his parents
\nmi hanno deluso, tanto l’uno quanto l’altro<\/strong>\u00a0= they\u2019ve both disappointed me, one as much as the other<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Di tanto in tanto\u00a0<\/strong>or Ogni tanto
\ndi tanto in tanto andiamo a Lucca a trovare mio fratello<\/strong> = every now and then we go to Lucca to visit my brother
\nogni tanto mi viene la voglia di tornare in Inghilterra<\/strong>\u00a0= every now and then I feel like going back to England<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Con tanto di<\/strong> meaning addirittura con<\/strong> (not easily translatable)
\n<\/em>Angelina mi ha mandato il suo nuovo libro, con tanto di dedica!<\/strong> = Angelina sent me her new book, and she even wrote a dedication!
\nMario ci ha restituito i soldi, con tanto di interessi!<\/strong> = Mario gave us back the money,\u00a0and he actually paid us interest as well!
\n\u00e8 arrivata alla festa con tanto di smoking!<\/strong> = she arrived at the party, actually dressed up in a smoking jacket!<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Tanto<\/strong> meaning\u00a0comunque, in ogni caso<\/strong> (anyway\/in any case)
\n<\/span>\u00e8 inutile che tu insista, perch\u00e9 tanto non ti do nulla<\/strong> = it\u2019s useless insisting, because I won\u2019t give you anything in any case
\nLaura si impegna, ma tanto a chi interessa?<\/strong> = Laura tries very hard, but who gives a damn anyway?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Tanto<\/strong> meaning\u00a0solamente<\/strong> (just for the sake of)
\nGiorgio parla tanto per parlare<\/strong> = Giorgio talks just for the sake of it
\nsiamo andati a fare una girata in macchina, tanto per fare qualcosa<\/strong> = we went out for a drive just for the sake of doing something<\/span><\/p>\n

That should keep you busy for now \u2026 alla prossima …<\/span>
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Written by Serena (and accidentally published under Geoff’s name!) A while back I received a request from a reader asking me if I could shed some light on the word tanto and the many different ways in which it’s used. So, first of all, my apologies to Paul for taking cos\u00ec tanto tempo (such a…<\/p>\n

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