{"id":8883,"date":"2015-03-24T15:21:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T14:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=8883"},"modified":"2015-03-24T15:21:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T14:21:46","slug":"a-bit-more-about-tanto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/a-bit-more-about-tanto\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit More About Tanto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Really \u2026 more about tanto?<\/strong>! S\u00ec, \u00e8 vero, c\u2019\u00e8 tanto tanto!<\/strong> (Yes, it\u2019s true, there\u2019s a lot of tanto!). In our last article on the topic <\/span>Every Now and Then<\/span><\/a> we looked at five of the most common uses of tanto<\/strong>. Today, I\u2019m going to delve down into the deep dark recesses of il mio vocabolario Treccani<\/strong> (the Italian linguist\u2019s Bible), and pull out even more tantos \u2026 tanto per cambiare!<\/strong> (just for a change!)<\/span><\/p>\n

tanto pi\u00f9 che<\/strong> = especially as\/all the more so because
\n<\/span><\/span>non voglio entrare nei dettagli, tanto pi\u00f9 che<\/span> ho pochissimo tempo<\/strong> = I don\u2019t want to go into details, especially as<\/span> I\u2019ve got very little time
\nnon posso fermarmi al supermercato oggi, tanto pi\u00f9 che<\/span> devo tornare a casa presto<\/strong> = I can\u2019t stop at the supermarket today, all the more so because<\/span> I have to get home early<\/span><\/p>\n

tant’\u00e8 che\/tant\u2019\u00e8 vero che<\/strong> = <\/span><\/span><\/span>in fact<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>non ce la facevo pi\u00f9 ad aspettare, tant’\u00e8 che<\/span> mi sono addormentato\/a<\/strong> = I couldn\u2019t wait any longer, in fact<\/span> I fell asleep
\n\u00e8 stata un’esperienza straordinaria, tant’\u00e8 vero che<\/span> ora mi sento molto motivato\/a<\/strong> = It was a really extraordinary experience, in fact<\/span> I now feel really motivated <\/span><\/p>\n

tanto per cambiare<\/strong> = just for a change (ironic)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>tanto per cambiare<\/span> Laura \u00e8 in ritardo<\/strong> = Laura\u2019s late \u2026 <\/span>just for a change
\n<\/span>hai visto che i soliti imbecilli hanno buttato l\u2019immondizia gi\u00f9 nel fiume, tanto per cambiare<\/span>?<\/strong> <\/span>= have you noticed that the usual imbeciles have thrown their rubbish in the river,\u00a0just for a change<\/span><\/span>? <\/span><\/p>\n

una volta tanto<\/strong> = just for once
\n<\/span><\/span>una volta tanto<\/span> cerca di essere puntuale<\/strong> = try to be on time just for once
\n<\/span>una volta tanto<\/span> dimmi \u201csempre\u201d<\/strong> = just for once<\/span> tell me \u201calways\u201d (from the song Una Volta Tanto<\/strong> by Negramaro<\/strong><\/em>) Click on the image below to listen
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Una<\/a><\/p>\n

tanto cos\u00ec<\/strong> = about this much\/this big<\/span>
\n<\/span>il pesce era grande tanto cos\u00ec<\/span><\/strong> = the fish was about this big
\n<\/span>quanto formaggio ti do?<\/strong> = how much cheese shall I give you? \u2026 dammene tanto cos\u00ec<\/span>, per favore<\/strong> = give me about this much<\/span> please<\/span><\/p>\n

tanto vale<\/strong> = might as well\/it\u2019s worth while
\n<\/span><\/span>se dobbiamo andare fino a Milano a prendere l\u2019aereo, tanto vale<\/span> che andiamo il giorno prima e ci fermiamo da Giuseppe<\/strong> = if we\u2019ve got to go all the way to Milano to catch the plane we might as well<\/span> go the day before and stay with Giuseppe
\nvisto che dobbiamo spostare quell\u2019armadio, tanto vale<\/span> dipingere il muro dietro<\/strong> = seeing as we have to move that wardrobe it\u2019s worth while<\/span> painting the wall behind it<\/span><\/p>\n

Dunque, avete capito quanti tanti ci sono, cari lettori?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Really \u2026 more about tanto?! S\u00ec, \u00e8 vero, c\u2019\u00e8 tanto tanto! (Yes, it\u2019s true, there\u2019s a lot of tanto!). In our last article on the topic Every Now and Then we looked at five of the most common uses of tanto. Today, I\u2019m going to delve down into the deep dark recesses of il mio…<\/p>\n

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