Word of the Week

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by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 03/31/2014 - 00:45
Italian singing nun Suor Cristina has become an Internet star after her performance on Italy’s The Voice. The video of her singing Alicia Key’s “No One” has…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 03/17/2014 - 12:32
Father’s Day in Italy is celebrated on March 19, this Wednesday, so our Word of the Week is Papà (Dad). In the United States and other countries where Anglo-…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 13:44
The perfect Italian word to use when expressing doubt, boh means "I don’t know" or "I’m not sure," and is best accompanied by a light shrug of the shoulders…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/24/2014 - 06:25
We are deep into Carnival time, with the Venice and Viareggio carnivals, to name just two of the most famous, in full swing. In celebration of Carnival, our…
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by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 02/17/2014 - 10:32
Italy's most important music event of the year begins tomorrow: the Festival della Canzone Italiana, better known as Festival di Sanremo. Therefore, our Word…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/10/2014 - 11:17
Ah, to be in love in Italy! Doesn’t it sound like the most romantic thing? For all our readers who are in love, and for all those who will soon be, here’s our…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:30
Given that, unfortunately, news about the (bad) weather continues to make headlines in Italy, our Word of the Week is tempo, weather. Bad weather is brutto…
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by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:26
Today, January 27, marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust. In Italian, the commemoration…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/20/2014 - 09:16
Last week Roberto Bolle, dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre, posted on his Twitter account a picture of himself hugging his colleague and friend, also an étoile…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/13/2014 - 11:12
It's a good time of the year for all shopping aficionados: sales time, or, as we say it in Italian, è tempo di saldi! I saldi invernali (winter sales) usually…