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Hi everybody, this time I'll talk about an italian proverb: "In bocca al lupo". It's a wish of good luck to someone that has to face a difficult test. Usually you reply "crepi il lupo". Litterally it's "In the mouth of the wolf" and "I wish the wolf could kick the bucket". As I know the equivalent of this wish in english it's translated with a simply "good luck" or "break the leg". This proverb has an uncertain origin but anyway must be considered that once in the popular immagination the wolf was a dangerous animal to hunt and it was necessary a great deal of courage. Could you explain to me what is the meaning of "break the leg" ? :) Thanks. Till tomorrow
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Today I wanna talk to you about a way of saying that you can translate in various ways: that's the expression "beccare". We use this verb when we meet somebody or get something. For example I can say "ci becchiamo più tardi" = "see you later" or "l'ho beccato al cinema" = "I met him at the cinema" but I also use this expression if I broke the speed limit with my car: "ho beccato una multa" = "I've got a speeding ticket". Litterally "beccare" is equivalent to "to peck" but as you can see sometimes the meaning could be different. Till tomorrow _
You know when something changes an event in your life? In Rome's slang we use the verb "svoltare", litterally "to turn". It can be used in any circumstance, but depending on the contest it acquires a bit different meaning. I can say "Ho svoltato perchè ho vinto alla lotteria" = "My life has changed because I won the lottery" and also "Ho svoltato un passaggio per la stazione" = "I got a lift to the station". Obviously these circumstances are totally different between them: in the first one my life has really changed because I won the lottery, while in the second example I just obtained a lift. But a lift was what I needed in that moment. Anyway in Italian the main meaning of "svoltare" is "to turn", to the left, to the right...as in english. See you tomorrow. |
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