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Che significa piano?

Google translate says piano is "plan", "floor", etc. However, I've heard that "piano, piano" could translate to "little by little". Is that an accurate translation? Does "piano" mean other things ...

word-meaning  
user avatar asked by random_forest_fanatic Score of 13
user avatar answered by Angelo Alvisi Score of 17

C'è un equivalente italiano per il dialettale "non confondiamo l'oro con la tolla"?

Nel tradurre in inglese la frase non confondiamo l'oro con la tolla, ho scoperto che tolla, in realtà, è un'espressione dialettale (in italiano sarebbe latta). Non confondiamo l'oro con la latta, ...

word-meaning idioms  
user avatar asked by CarLaTeX Score of 7

Ways of saying "You are welcome"

As I am just starting out, I have come across many ways of saying "You are welcome", and I would like to find the most gracious (or most traditional) way of saying it without being too "breezy". Here ...

word-usage idioms  
user avatar asked by Msfolly Score of 5
user avatar answered by mrnld Score of 6

Is there an Italian equivalent word for "cool"?

I always had trouble translating "cool" in Italian. It's tempting to translate the English term "cool" with "figo"; this seems to convey the wide meaning of cool well enough (surely better than other ...

word-choice translation  
user avatar asked by Matteo Italia Score of 39
user avatar answered by Gabriele Petronella Score of 31

Meaning of “meno male”

I'm learning to speak Italian (along with my wife and 2 year old), and so we were watching Peppa Pig the other day. We heard a phrase used that seemed like a response to “mi dispiace”, and we think ...

meaning phrase-request  
user avatar asked by random_forest_fanatic Score of 7
user avatar answered by DaG Score of 7

"fare la spesa" and " fare spese" What's the difference?

What is the difference between "fare la spesa" and "fare spese"? What items are bought when using "fare la spesa" and what when using, "Fare spese"?

word-choice word-meaning  
user avatar asked by Vic Score of 9

Uso della virgola con la congiunzione "però"

Ho la tendenza a scrivere la congiunzione "però" fra virgole in frasi come, per esempio, questa: Mi domando, però, quale sia l'origine di quest'espressione. Tuttavia, non sono sicura che quest'uso ...

punctuation conjunctions  
user avatar asked by Charo Score of 10
user avatar answered by DaG Score of 8
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