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Italian to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Italian term English translation
capocciare (region.)- cozzare to clash
cardinalume all the cardinals you want
cardini locks
Entered by: Shera Lyn Parpia
carnevalesca carnival/carnivalesque farce
carpino hornbeam
carsico subterranean, with him everything is underground
cerchio alla testa che lo stava cogliendo. a throbbing tension headache tightening its grip (around his head...)
Entered by: Maria Burnett
ch’è si cara come sa which is so dear, as he knows
che avevan mossa alli Dei i Giganti which the Giants (had) brought against the Gods
che botta (riferito a sniffare cocaina) what a bump
che dir si voglia whatever you want to call it
che duettavano con le immobili sovrastanti guglie who, in their motions, contrasted with the immobility of the spires of the basilica above them
che faccia di latta What a hoot!—Little devil!
Entered by: Maria Burnett
Che fico How cool!!
che gli era valsa la destinazione it allowed/enabled him to be posted to
che ha fatto del linguaggio un sofisticato territoria di ricerca who turned language into a sophisticated/refined research field
che ha formato Violet which moulded Violet\'s character,
Entered by: Maria Burnett
che mi ero guadagnato con tanta fatica, that I had carved out for myself with great difficulty
Entered by: Lara Barnett
che mi hai fatto prendere un accidente you scared the life out of me
Entered by: Isabelle Johnson
che momento e momento! I was ready hours ago and each minute is too slow!
che non vogliono la solitudine are not meant for solitude
Entered by: Maria Burnett
che sbaglio dei semplici barré can\'t even play the simplest bar chords
Entered by: Maria Burnett
Che se ne fa What good is ...
Entered by: Lara Barnett
chi cambia la vecchia via per la nuova sa quel che lascia the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know/Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
Chi tocca il corpo, per quanto fugacemente, tocca anche l'anima Touch the body even lightly and you have touched the soul.
chiave di lettura interpretation
chiave di protezione protection key
Entered by: Maria Burnett
Chiosa The playwright cruelly comments:
Entered by: Tom in London
chiusa ad effetto effective/powerful ending
Entered by: Isabelle Johnson
ci facevo caso it really got to me/it really bothered me
Ci si attorciglia nel lego del crescere we tangle up in the legoland of our growing up years
Ci voleva lui per farsi dare i tre assegni…? Couldn't you get the three cheques without him?
Entered by: Angela Monetta
Ciò che a te è stato concesso/per non perdere la via Lost in what has been bestowed upon you/not to lose your way
Entered by: Lirka
cicciamollacchia fat bastard syndrome
citazione di Jules Verne Some roads lead to your destiny rather than your destination.
coadiuvare work together
Entered by: Michele Fauble
coda del pavone peacock effect
collezionisti di scheletri nell’armadio Collectors of skeletons in the cupboard
Entered by: Lara Barnett
colli berici Berico Hills
colpo di mano coup de main
Entered by: Paul O'Brien
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