by DHales | Apr 3, 2014 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Barack Obama a Roma "Veni, vidi, vici." (I came, I saw, I conquered). Julius Caesar reported to the Senate in Rome in 47 B.C. Last week in Rome President Barack Obama also came, saw and conquered—largely with his words (spoken in English, with the exception...
by DHales | Oct 29, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La corsa presidenziale The Presidential Race "Questa corsa è testa a testa” (This race is head to head—or, as Americans are more likely to say, neck-to-neck), La Repubblica reports. “Tutto si decide nelle prossime settimane.” (Everything will be decided in the...
by DHales | Oct 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Le donne del Presidente The President’s Women The enthusiastic support (il forte sostegno) of American women for President Barack Obama fascinates the Italian press. The president certainly isn’t the first politician who warms women’s hearts (il primo politico...
by DHales | Jun 8, 2009 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
parole americaneAmerican words The words of American President Barack Obama's historic speech in Cairo last week made headlines around the world. Many Italian newspapers translated the entire text, while La Repubblica tallied the most...