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The greeting has several variations and minor uses. In Italian and Portuguese, for example, a doubled ciao ciao / tchau tchau means specifically "goodbye", whilst the tripled or quadrupled word (but said with short breaks between each one) means "Bye, I'm in a hurry!" [5] Pronounced with a long [aː], it means "Hello, I'm so glad to meet you ...
A 2010 analysis indicated that French to English translation is relatively accurate, [139] and 2011 and 2012 analyses showed that Italian to English translation is relatively accurate as well. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] However, if the source text is shorter, rule-based machine translations often perform better; this effect is particularly evident in ...
The Grimaldis reestablished a sovereign principality in 1814, but maintained French as the only official language though Italian and Monégasque remained national languages. In 1815, Prince Honoré IV decreed French and Italian equal status in education, though Italian gradually declined as the nearby regions became more French, noticeably in ...
"Bella ciao" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbɛlla ˈtʃaːo]; "Goodbye beautiful") is an Italian song dedicated to the partisans of the Italian resistance, who fought against the occupying troops of Germany and the collaborationist Fascist forces during the liberation of Italy.
a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [35] louche
Ester Honig, a human interest reporter, sent out a photograph of herself to 40 different photo editors in 25 different countries and gave them a single task -- to make her look beautiful.
Italian term Literal translation Definition Bel canto: beautiful singing: Any fine singing, esp. that popular in 18th- and 19th-century Italian opera Bravura: skill: A performance of extraordinary virtuosity Bravo: skillful: A cry of congratulation to a male singer or performer. (Masc. pl. bravi; fem. sing. brava; fem. pl. brave.)
Dilettante (in Italian means 'amateur') Ditto; Genoa after the city; Gonzo (in Italian means 'simpleton', 'diddled') Humanist (through French from Italian umanista) Inferno (in Italian means 'hell') Latrine (through Italian plural latrine from Latin lavatrina) Lido (in Italian means 'coast', usually 'sandy coast') Lipizzan (Italian: lipizzano)