Thisisthethirdpostabout Italianidioms younormallywon’tlearnatschool.Todaywetalkabout”ilsole”,thesun.Listentothepodcast.
Unfortunately,Summer2014hereinItaly hasn’tbeen verysunny,butmycountry is”opaesedosole“thecountryofthesun.Forthisreason,therearemanyItalianidiomsrelatedtothesunandtheeffectsithasonourdailylife.Asusual,Iwon’ttranslatetheexamplesandthepodcast.Trytodoityourself. Cominciamo?
ilsolebaciaibrutti…
…perchéibellilibacianotutti.Apparently,thesunkissesuglypeoplebecausetheprettyonesget alreadyplentyofkisses.Somepeoplesay”ilsolebaciaibelli”,meaningthatgettingtannedmakesyoubeautiful.Insummertime,”inestate”,everyonelooks moreattractive.Howaboutyou?
ilsolebaciaibruttiperchéibellilibacianotutti
allalucedelsole
Doingsomething”allalucedelsole”,underthesunlight,meanstobetransparent,togetthingsdoneaboveboard.Thisidiomisusedif wetalkaboutbusinessbut alsowhensomeone expressesopenlyideasor opinions.
vogliochetuttosifacciaallalucedelsole
…comenevealsole
Melt likesnowunderthesun.Weuseittodescribesomethingdisappearingveryswiftly:wealth,doubts,secrets,feelingsandsoon.
labugiadiStefanosièscioltacomenevealsole
dovenonbatteilsole
Thisoneisquitefunny.Italiansusethisidiominsteadof sayingdirectlythenameof somebodyparts.Yes,rightthere,where thesunlightisofflimits.
vorreidargliuncalciopropriolì,dovenonbatteilsole!
unsolechespaccalepietre
Whenthesunissohotandstrongthatbreaksstones.It’snotunusualtohearthisidiominsummertime,frompeopleorevenonTV.
Ogginonescodicasa.C’èunsolechespaccalepietre
nientedinuovosottoilsole
ThisoneisavailablealsoinEnglish.Nothingnewunderthesun.ItcomesfromtheBible, Ecclesiastes. Justasidenote:itisamazingtoseehowLatinandItalianlookalike: Nihilnovisubsole, or Nihilsubsolenovum istheLatinversionoftheidiom.
Stannotuttibenecomealsolito.Nientedinuovosottoilsole.
bellocomeilsole
Beautifulandshinylikethesun.InItalianwealsosay”unapersonasolare”literally”asunnyperson”whensomeoneishappyandpositive.Theoppositeislunatico, butbecareful,thisisatypicalfalsefriend.LunaticoinItalianmeansmoodyandnotLunatic.
Mariaèdavverounaragazzasplendida.èbellacomeilsole!
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