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Leonardo da Vinci at 475

by DHales | Apr 17, 2017 | art, Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

Leonardo   The Da Vinci Code transformed his last name into an international phenomenon, but Italians have always referred to the ultimate Renaissance man simply as Leonardo, born in April, 1542.Other artists let their works speak for them, but not...

April fool–or fish–in the Italian language

by DHales | Mar 31, 2015 | Books, culture, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

il pesce d'aprile April fool  According to legend, a raven on Noah’s ark set off on April 1 to search for a sign that the flood waters had receded, but it never returned. Others trace the madcap holiday back to the year 1564, when Pope Gregory...

faccia, viso, volto

by DHales | Apr 8, 2009 | Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

faccia, viso, voltoface    A face is a face in English.  You wash it in the morning, put a smile on it throughout the day, and display it along with your friends’ on Facebook. In Italian a face can be una faccia, un viso, or...
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