Tag: Italian slang and idiom

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Rimorchiare [ri-mor-KYA-ray] Literally, to pull a trailer (rimorchio), but used to mean to go hunting for someone to seduce. “Da giovane, ho imparato l’inglese rimorchiando le turiste Americane.” – “When… Continue reading Italian Slang: R

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Sacco, Un “A bag, a sackful” – used for “a lot.” Slangy but not rude. Mi piace un sacco – “I like him/her/it a lot.” Carlo Verdone made a film… Continue reading Italian Slang: S

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Tacchinare [TAHK-kee-NA-ray] To hit on, attempt to seduce. What the young people use today instead of rimorchiare. Tette [TET-tay] Tits. Not to be confused with tetto, roof. Tirare un Pacco… Continue reading Italian Slang: T

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Vaccona [vahk-CONE-ah] Big cow. Used similarly to porcona. Vaffa’nbagno [vah-fahn-BAHN-yo] “Go do it in the bathroom” – polite paraphrase for vaffanculo. Vaffanculo or ‘ffanculo [vah-fahng-COOL-oh] Va a far[lo] in culo… Continue reading Italian Slang: V

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Zinne [TZIN-neh] Tits. Zittire, Zitto [zit-TEAR-ay, ZEET-toh] To shut (someone else) up, adjective for shut up. Fairly rude when used as a command. You might also like: No related posts.