Italian Language Weekly Newsletter - Friday, August 29, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Origin of the saying 'levare le tende' The saying 'levare le tende' meaning 'to leave' is quite common in informal Italian language. I guess its origin may come from the military jargon but could not find any evidence on this issue. I'd … idioms etymology   asked by Josh61 4 votes answered by randomatlabuser 5 votes Complete table of Italian irregular verbs Is there a complete list of all Italian irregular verbs? I would appreciate it in particular to find a table that includes the various subregularities, too. verbs   asked by shuhalo 3 votes Use of partitive articles When trying to write in Italian, I always feel insecure about the use of partitive articles. For instance, what should I say: In questa fotografia ci sono piccole case in legno or In questa … grammar articles   asked by Charo 3 votes What does uuuuuur (rising intonation) mean? What does uuuuuuur mean (with rising intonation)? It's difficult to describe the sound I mean, but I suppose it's a drawn out /œ/ or /ø̞/, with quickly rising intonation. Some speakers rise a lot … meaning   asked by blah 3 votes answered by Giulio Muscarello 7 votes "adire" in indicative present I'm searching for conjugation of verb "adire" and found different results on different places http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Italian/adire.html Here I found it is io ado tu adi lui ade noi … grammar verbs   asked by ban17 3 votes answered by egreg 6 votes "Avere la stiva carica" è un'espressione idiomatica? Nel romanzo Il corso delle cose di Andrea Camilleri ho letto: "Per scrupolo, camminò ancora fino alla piazzetta dove Corbo gli aveva spiegato che quello abitava, ma non notò niente che … idioms regional   asked by Charo 3 votes answered by randomatlabuser 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Playdate in Italian When parents arrange a time for their children to meet and play, in English that is called a "playdate" or "play date". Is there an equivalent lemma or locuzione in Italian? I would find natural to … word-choice idioms single-words   asked by randomatlabuser 10 votes answered by DaG 18 votes Significato di 'accountable' nella lingua italiana Tito Boeri, un noto economista italiano, in un recente tweet scrive: Tremo all[']idea di un Senato composto da consiglieri regionali non eletti per questo. Sono la componente meno accountable del … grammar   asked by Kyriakos Kyritsis 5 votes answered by randomatlabuser 6 votes

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