Italian Phrases

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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/11/2013 - 10:00
November 11 marks St. Martin’s Day and these are the weeks of “l’estate di San Martino” (St. Martin’s summer) – days when traditionally barrels are open for…
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by Katia Amore | Fri, 11/08/2013 - 10:33
Italy is back to Standard Time, clocks were set back an hour in late October and winter is already knocking at our doors. So why not using this time of the…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 10/26/2013 - 07:00
Many experts say that one of the reasons many of us are overwhelmed and over-stressed is because we just can’t bring ourselves to say 'no' to people. Imagine…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 10/19/2013 - 06:01
As the US federal government gradually came back to life on Thursday after a 16-day shutdown, we thought it would be useful to explain to our readers how you…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 03/09/2013 - 06:00
We all love the kaleidoscope of colour that we so readily picture as being the essence of Italy. It obviously comes from Italian art and their world famous…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 02/21/2013 - 04:59
We all love good Italian food, and it can be interesting to find out about Italian idioms which use food and drink to express a variety of meanings, such as:È…
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by Alesha Allen | Fri, 11/30/2012 - 07:14
When we learn the basic Italian weather expressions, such as ‘fa freddo / caldo’ (it’s cold / hot) and c’è il sole / la pioggia / la nebbia (it’s sunny /…
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by Alesha Allen | Fri, 10/05/2012 - 09:04
Italy is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world and is the world's second largest wine producer behind France. Italian wine is exported…
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by Alesha Allen | Fri, 08/24/2012 - 08:50
I studied Italian at school and at university and lived in Rome for nearly 5 years. I have started up an Italian school and have been considering some…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 05/31/2012 - 10:11
I studied Italian at school and at university and lived in Rome for nearly 5 years. I have started up an Italian school and have been considering some…