"I'm waiting for the Age of Anxiety to drop dead", this is what the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote. "Anxiety" (in Italian "Ansia" )...

Using your mind it's always a good idea, but today we are going to focus on etymology. "To Think"in Italian is"Pensare" from Latin...

Romance languages have a similar word for "Life"; in Spanish is "Vida", in French "Vie", in Italian "Vita" all coming from Latin "Vita"....

“Quaranta” in Italian means “Forty”. The term "Quarantine" derives from the 40 days of isolation required for the passengers and crew of...

In Italian “Stoicismo”; it's a philosophical and spiritual current very in vogue lately; although everybody is familiar with figures like...

It’s the eternal dilemma .. Should we go for a glass or the whole bottle? “Bicchiere” (meaning “Glass) comes from the old Greek “Bikos” (...

We are good, the chicken is good, the chef is good. Everything is good. In Italian, there are different ways of translating the generic...

The Italian alphabet has 21 letters; the 5 missing are the title of this post. As we know the English language has 26 letters and 45...

In Italian "Speculare". It derives from Latin "Speculum/Specere" meaning "To watch". It's the origin of the Italian word "Specchio"...

WOW! Your MOM MADAM ANNA drives a CIVIC like a RACE CAR.. welcome to the next LEVEL.. A Palindrome (Palindromo in Italian) is a word (or...

“Conversazione” is an Italian word used in English ( I know what you are thinking, another one…). “Conversazione” comes from Latin...

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In Italian "Marte". It was the God of War for the Romans (and of course the planet fourth in order from the sun.) "Martial" (in Italian...

"Giovane" in Italian means 'Young". It comes from Latin "Iuvenis" that is also the origin of words like "Juvenile". So what does Holden...

Process by which objects would stretch into long, thin shapes in very strong gravity fields..bla..bla.. I thought it were the act of...

In Italian"Noci" (the meaning is more like "Walnuts") ; it derives from Latin "Nux"(that's why "Nut" in English). Now, what about...

Here is a small list of Italian words or expressions you think you know how to use in Italian.. "Pronto"in Italian means "Ready" and it's...

There are always a plethora of thoughts that wonder our mind while we're going to the dentist, but if you are like me you might be...

The Italian noun Espresso (pressed out coffee) derives from Latin "Exprimere"(ex=out and "Primere", in Italian "Premere" meaning "To...

In Italian "L"Importanza di chiamarsi Ernesto" but something went wrong with the translation. "Ernesto" (Ernest) it's just a common name...