Italian Language Weekly Newsletter - Friday, January 30, 2015

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Top new questions this week: How can I translate the expression "Got it!" in Italian? How can I say "Got it!" in Italian? Google Translate gives "Fatto!" and "Ce l'ho!", but I think these are not correct answers. translation phrase-request   asked by april 7 votes answered by E.V. 10 votes Using prepositions with present infinitives I'm completely lost on the use of prepositions with the present infinitive and also cui/quale (they could be used the same way; I'm not sure). I just want to point out I know how to use these grammar ... prepositions infinitive   asked by Haylz 7 votes answered by DaG 5 votes Food for thought! Food for thought is very common English expression meaning: An idea or issue to ponder, as in 'That interesting suggestion of yours has given us food for thought.' (It is a metaphoric phrase ... phrase-request   asked by Josh61 5 votes answered by Stubborn 6 votes Uso del suffisso -oide -oide: [dal greco -oeidḗs, da êidos, forma]. Ultimo elemento di parole composte derivate dal greco o formate modernamente, che ha il significato di "simile a, affine a": usato come ... word-usage   asked by Josh61 5 votes answered by Andrea Zaliani 1 vote Qual è l'aggettivo che esprime "non essere affilato"? Sto cercando di trovare l'aggettivo italiano che traduca il tedesco "stumpf", che significa, nel caso di un coltello specificamente, che non taglia più. Nel dizionario trovo "spuntato", però questo ... translation adjectives   asked by E.V. 5 votes answered by DaG 6 votes "Diventare" o "divenire" per una professione? Quale verbo si usa per esprimere che una persona comincia a esercitare una professione, "diventare" oppure "divenire"? Ad esempio, quale tra queste due frasi sarebbe la forma corretta? All'età ... word-choice verbs   asked by Charo 5 votes answered by Josh61 7 votes Significato di 'alla buona' in una pubblicità del 1932 Sapreste chiarire cosa significhi e quale sia l'origine di 'alla buona' che vedete scritto in questa pubblicità del 1932? Inoltre, è ancora in uso nella lingua contemporanea? word-usage grammar   asked by Elberich Schneider 4 votes answered by Stubborn 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Is there a word or a term for someone who laughs out of place? Imagine a person, who laughs for no reason. And then imagine another person, who starts laughing 10 minutes after a joke has been told. Is there a word or a phrase to describe any of such persons (in ... word-choice   asked by I.M. 5 votes answered by user193 5 votes Is the sentence "La mala ordina" proper Italian? Recently I saw the Italian movie The Italian Connection, its original title is La mala ordina. (Probably it means Manhunt). I supposed it's in Italian, but Google translator doesn't recognize it as ... translation phrase-request   asked by Alex 3 votes answered by user193 9 votes

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