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In bocca al lupo (pronounced [im ˈbokka al ˈluːpo]; lit. "into the wolf's mouth") is an Italian idiom originally used in opera and theatre to wish a performer good luck prior to a performance. The standard response is crepi il lupo! (IPA: [ˈkrɛːpi il ˈluːpo]; "may the wolf die") or, more commonly, simply crepi! ("may it die"). [1]
The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]
Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the hands and fingers, but may also include movements of facial features such as eyebrows, the mouth and the cheeks.
Italian grammar is the body of rules describing the properties of the Italian language. Italian words can be divided into the following lexical categories : articles, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
Fuhgeddaboudit, a stereotypical phrase from New York City English, included in a list of Italian-American Mafia terminology Fuhgeddaboudit ( Dark Angel episode) Fugget About It , a Canadian adult animated sitcom
A 1960s Italian edition of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, depicting a young girl eating a lollipop; the girl is portrayed as sexually mature and promiscuous. In the book of the same name, she is a minor exploited by the main character who is an adult man
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Raylene, born Stacey Bernstein, of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side, her father is Jewish of Polish and Austrian descent; Amber Rayne (1984–2016), born Meghan Wren, was of mixed Italian, Scottish, Irish and Native American descent; Raven Riley, half Italian, half Cherokee; Bonnie Rotten, of Italian, German, Polish and Jewish ...