Simple Italian idioms related to body parts combined with “avere”.
There are more complex idioms with body parts, but today we’ll see ten basic expressions. I’m going to dedicate more posts to specific idioms. Siete pronti?
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Question 1 of 3
1. Question
10 pointsMove and match Italian and English
Sort elements
- liver
- eye
- wrist
- nose
- heart
- brain
- head
- ass
- tongue
- ear
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fegato
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occhio
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polso
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naso
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cuore
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cervello
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testa
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culo
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lingua
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orecchio
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Question 2 of 3
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10 pointsThe verb “avere” in combination with a body part, is usually an idiom.
Find the connections
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- to be brave
- to have an eye for ...
- to keep a firm hand
- to have a good instinct
- to be generous
- to be smart
- to be responsible
- to be lucky
- to be a "big mouth"
- to have a good ear for music
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avere fegato
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avere occhio
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avere polso
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avere naso
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avere cuore
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avere cervello
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avere testa
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avere culo
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avere la lingua lunga
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avere orecchio
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Question 3 of 3
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5 pointsLaura ha vinto un milione di Euro al casinò!
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Be careful… “avere culo” is a borderline expression. Not recommended in a formal context
As you can see, we can conjugate “avere + body part” in any possible way. This is a simple “passato prossimo”. Use your fantasy and try more complex tenses.
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Be careful… “avere culo” is a borderline expression. Not recommended in a formal context
As you can see, we can conjugate “avere + body part” in any possible way. This is a simple “passato prossimo”. Use your fantasy and try more complex tenses.
