{"id":15734,"date":"2015-12-21T00:18:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T15:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=15734"},"modified":"2021-08-25T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:03:32","slug":"italian-idioms-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-idioms-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian idioms and food – Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas,ilNatale,isallaboutfamily,eatingandchattingtogetherwithfamilyandfriends.<\/h1>\nItalianslovetoeat\u00a0andtheItalianlanguageispackedwithproverbsandidiomsrelatedtofood.LearnthemostfamousoneslistentotheaudioandsurpriseyourfriendswithsomefunnyItaliansentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Alcontadinonondevifarsaperequanto\u00e8buonoilformaggioconlepere<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     \nDon’ttellthefarmerhowgoodischeesewithpears.Don’ttellpeoplehowgoodareyourideas,someonewilltakeadvantageofit.<\/p>\n\n

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    Atavolanons\u2019invecchia<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     \nYoudon’tgetoldatthetable.Initially,thisproverbmeantthatwhoeatstoomuch,diesyoung.Nowadays,themeaningistotallydifferent.Enjoyinggoodtimeatthetablekeepsyouyoung.<\/p>\n\n

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    Bacco,tabaccoeVenere,riduconol’uomoincenere<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     \nBacco(Romangodofwine),tabaccoandVenus(women)turnmenintoashes.Liveabalancedlife.<\/p>\n\n

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    Bisognamangiarepervivere,nonviverepermangiare<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     \nEatforliving,don’tliveforeating.Don’tmesswithfood,it’sdangerous.ThissentencedatesbacktoCicero<\/a>,thefamousRomanlawyerandphilosopher.<\/p>\n\n

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    Chimangiadasolosistrozzainsolitudine<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Whoeatsalonedieschockingalone.Don’tbegreedy.\n\n

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    …comeilcaciosuimaccheroni<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    …likecheeseonpasta.Somethinghappensattherighttimeandaddsvaluetoasituation.\n\n

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    Chic\u2019hailpanenonc\u2019haidenti,chic\u2019haidentinonc\u2019hailpane<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Thosewhohavebreaddon’thaveteeth,thosewhohaveteethdon’thavebread.Sometimesgoodopportunitiescometopeopleunabletohandlethem.\n\n

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    Chilaseranoncena,tuttalanottesidimena<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Whodoesn’teatintheevening,can’tsleepatnight.\n\n

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    Chinonbeveincompagniao\u00e8ladroofalaspia<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Whodoesn’tdrinksociallyisathieforaspy.Distrustpeoplewhodrinkalone.\n\n

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    C’entracomeicavoliamerenda<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    It’sappropriatelikeeatingcabbageatteatime.So,it’snotappropriate.\n\n

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    Dopoiconfetti,siscopronoidifetti<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     \nAfterthewedding,couplesfindoutflaws.ConfettiinItalianaretypicalweddingcandieswithalmond.WhatpeoplecallconfettiinEnglish,inItalianarecoriandoli.<\/em>Learnmoreabout\u00a0<\/em>falsefriends<\/a>,wordswiththesameoriginbutdifferentmeaninginItalianandEnglish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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    E\u2019megliounuovooggicheunagallinadomani<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Betteraneggtodaythanahentomorrow.Don’twasteopportunitiesforemptypromises.\n\n

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    \u00c8inutilepiangeresullatteversato<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Don’tcryoverspiltmilk.SameasinEnglish.\n\n

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    Finisce\u00a0tuttoataralluccievino<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Itallendswithtarallucci(Italiansavorybiscuits)andwine.Acomplicateddisputeissolvedfriendly.\n\n

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    Gallinavecchiafabuonbrodo<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Oldhenmakesgoodstock.Experiencepaysoff.\n\n

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    Glizuccherininonsonofattiperisomari<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Don’tgivesugartodonkeys.Don’twasteenergyandresourceswithpeoplewhocan’tappreciateit.\n\n

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    Ilvino\u00e8comel\u2019amore,scaldalatestaeilcuore<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Wineislikelove,warmsupheadandheart.\n\n

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    Ilvino\u00e8illattedeivecchi<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Wineisoldpeople’smilk.\n\n

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    L\u2019appetitovienmangiando<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Appetitecomeseating.Enthusiasmgrowsonlybydoingthings.\n\n

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    Laprimagallinachecanta\u00e8quellachehafattol\u2019uovo<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Thefirstsquawkinghenistheonelayinganegg.Thefirstpersonpointingfingersistheguiltyone.\n\n

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    L\u2019ospite\u00e8comeilpesce,dopotregiornipuzza<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Aguestislikefish,afterthreedaysitsmells.\n\n

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    Laboccaportalegambe<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Mouth(eating)makesyourlegswalking.\n\n

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    L\u2019amico\u00e8comeilvino,se\u00e8buonocoltempomigliora<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Afriendislikewine,itbecomesbetterwithtime.\n\n

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    Lafameaguzzal\u2019ingegno<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Starvationmakesyousmarter.\n\n

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    Laperaquand\u2019\u00e8maturacadedasola<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Whenthepearisripe,itfallsbyitself.Sometimesyoujustneedtowaitforthingstohappen.\n\n

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    Nellabottepiccolac\u2019\u00e8ilvinobuono<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Goodwineisinthesmallbarrel.Shortpeoplearethebest.\n\n

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    Nonc\u2019\u00e8trippapergatti<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     \nThere’snofood(tripe)forcats.Inthepast,peopleusedtobuymeatforthefamilyandtripeforpets.Thisidiommeansthatadditionalresourcesarefinishedortherearenoalternatives.<\/p>\n\n

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    Omangilaminestraosaltilafinestra<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Eatthesoup(minestra)orjumpoutthewindow.Youdon’thavealternatives.\n\n

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    Panciapienanonpensaaquellavuota<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Fullstomachdoesn’tthinkabouttheemptyone\n\n

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    Quellochenonstrozza,ingrassa<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Ifyoudon’tchokeit’llmakeyoufat.Whatdoesn’tkillyou…\n\n

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    Sulpiattodovesimangia,noncisisputa<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Don’tspitonyourownplate.\u00a0Don’tbitethehandthatfeedsyou.\n\n

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    Tantofumoenientearrosto<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Allsmoke,nomeat.Allhatandnotrousers.\n\n

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    Panealpaneevinoalvino.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Breadtobread,winetowine.To\u00a0callaspadeaspade<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Christmas,ilNatale,isallaboutfamily,eatingandchattingtogetherwithfamilyandfriends. Italianslovetoeat\u00a0andtheItalianlanguageispackedwithproverbsandidiomsrelatedtofood.LearnthemostfamousoneslistentotheaudioandsurpriseyourfriendswithsomefunnyItaliansentences. Alcontadinonondevifarsaperequanto\u00e8buonoilformaggioconlepere   Don’ttellthefarmerhowgoodischeesewithpears.Don’ttellpeoplehowgoodareyourideas,someonewilltakeadvantageofit. Atavolanons\u2019invecchia   Youdon’tgetoldatthetable.Initially,thisproverbmeantthatwhoeatstoomuch,diesyoung.Nowadays,themeaningistotallydifferent.Enjoyinggoodtimeatthetablekeepsyouyoung. Bacco,tabaccoeVenere,riduconol’uomoincenere   Bacco(Romangodofwine),tabaccoandVenus(women)turnmenintoashes.Liveabalancedlife. Bisognamangiarepervivere,nonviverepermangiare   Eatforliving,don’tliveforeating.Don’tmesswithfood,it’sdangerous.ThissentencedatesbacktoCicero,thefamousRomanlawyerandphilosopher. Chimangiadasolosistrozzainsolitudine   Whoeatsalonedieschockingalone.Don’tbegreedy. …comeilcaciosuimaccheroni   …likecheeseonpasta.Somethinghappensattherighttimeandaddsvaluetoasituation. Chic\u2019hailpanenonc\u2019haidenti,chic\u2019haidentinonc\u2019hailpane   Thosewhohavebreaddon’thaveteeth,thosewhohaveteethdon’thavebread.Sometimesgoodopportunitiescometopeopleunabletohandlethem. Chilaseranoncena,tuttalanottesidimena   Whodoesn’teatintheevening,can’tsleepatnight. Chinonbeveincompagniao\u00e8ladroofalaspia   Whodoesn’tdrinksociallyisathieforaspy.Distrustpeoplewhodrinkalone. C’entracomeicavoliamerenda   It’sappropriatelikeeatingcabbageatteatime.So,it’snotappropriate. Dopoiconfetti,siscopronoidifetti   Afterthewedding,couplesfindoutflaws.ConfettiinItalianaretypicalweddingcandieswithalmond.WhatpeoplecallconfettiinEnglish,inItalianarecoriandoli.Learnmoreabout\u00a0falsefriends,wordswiththesameoriginbutdifferentmeaninginItalianandEnglish.\u00a0\u00a0 E\u2019megliounuovooggicheunagallinadomani   Betteraneggtodaythanahentomorrow.Don’twasteopportunitiesforemptypromises. \u00c8inutilepiangeresullatteversato   Don’tcryoverspiltmilk.SameasinEnglish. Finisce\u00a0tuttoataralluccievino   Itallendswithtarallucci(Italiansavorybiscuits)andwine.Acomplicateddisputeissolvedfriendly. Gallinavecchiafabuonbrodo   Oldhenmakesgoodstock.Experiencepaysoff. Glizuccherininonsonofattiperisomari   Don’tgivesugartodonkeys.Don’twasteenergyandresourceswithpeoplewhocan’tappreciateit. Ilvino\u00e8comel\u2019amore,scaldalatestaeilcuore   Wineislikelove,warmsupheadandheart. Ilvino\u00e8illattedeivecchi   … Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":15744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lingua","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}