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A New Year’s Resolution in the Italian Language

by DHales | Jan 6, 2011 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

fare una bella figura or fare bella figura to make or cut a good figure This is the season for i buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo (New Year's resolutions). Year after year we swear to smettere di fumare (stop smoking), mettersi a...

The Heights of Fashion in the Italian Language

by DHales | Mar 1, 2010 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Weblogs

 tacchi altihigh heelsLong before I spoke Italian, I was fluent in the language of Italian shoes. Over the years I’ve heard some tall tales about their history, but my favorite is the story of an invention for which I, like other height-challenged women, remain...
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