enjoy life! enjoy food!

04:10 Aug 24, 2001
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: enjoy life! enjoy food!
just a phrase i have been asked to find out at work
charlotte


Summary of answers provided
na +1godetevi la vita! mangiate con gusto!
Angela Arnone
na +1Gusta la vita! Gusta il cibo!
Paola Paliotti
naGoditi la vita! Goditi la buona tavola!
Francesco D'Alessandro
nai piaceri della vita e della buona tavola
CLS Lexi-tech
naGoditi la vita! Goditi il buon cibo!
margari


  

Answers


13 mins
Goditi la vita! Goditi la buona tavola!


Explanation:
La buona tavola (literally: the tasty desk) is a typical italian expression standing for "tasty and good food". It also implies a leisurely and joyful athmosphere.

Francesco D'Alessandro
Spain
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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15 mins peer agreement (net): +1
godetevi la vita! mangiate con gusto!


Explanation:
It's difficult in Italian - the impersonal imperative is quite odd (godersi la vita! mangiare con gusto!) so I would go for the plural "you" as it's quite friendly, but if it's just one person you can say ..."goditi la vita", "mangia con gusto".
Angela

Angela Arnone
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2638

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agree  marcuccia
8 hrs
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1 hr
i piaceri della vita e della buona tavola


Explanation:
I find the imperative construction still alien in writing. In conversation it is different. One would say to a friend, who is down: "goditi la vita e fatti una bella mangiata" (literally enjoy life and have a good meal).
But if your phrase is to be used as heading of something in writing I would definitely use the impersonal phrase above, literally "the pleasures of life and of the good food" (buona tavola as in Francesco's suggestion).

hope it helps

paola l m


CLS Lexi-tech
Local time: 14:51
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6 hrs
Goditi la vita! Goditi il buon cibo!


Explanation:
e'una delle versioni.
Ciao
Margarita

margari
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in ItalianItalian
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22 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Gusta la vita! Gusta il cibo!


Explanation:
Potrebbe essere un'alternativa

Ciao
Paola

Paola Paliotti
Italy
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 152

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agree  trama
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