After multiple attempts at trying to understand what a mitomane is from contextual Italian usage, I finally had to just look…
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If you saw The Dark Knight Rises, the Batman movie, in Italy, then you must have heard/read the word seppellire a…
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Now that vacation is over, and everyone is getting back to Rome, it’s time for the Word of the Day…
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Castles and Secret Passageways
by Maddie DeWitt August 20, 2012There really is no point in denying the appeal of a secret passageway. Sneaking around undetected, going places you shouldn’t,…
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Photo of the Week: Parco degli Acquedotti
by Young in Rome August 14, 2012The first century Acqua Claudia still runs for an impressive length at the Parco degli Acquedotti, down near the Parco…
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Ferragosto in Rome
by Young in Rome August 13, 2012Rome has been slowly emptying out over the past few weeks, and by now is pretty much a ghost town.…
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After Thursday’s word of the day, when I explained that one cannot use the false-friend, annoiato to mean ‘annoyed,’ I’m sure everyone…
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This Weekend in Rome: August 10 – August 12
by Young in Rome August 10, 2012Friday: With temperatures continuing to rise and Ferragosto fast approaching, much of Rome is shutting down for the summer, and moving…
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Metro A Closed: Aug 11 – Aug 25
by Young in Rome August 9, 2012With the exception of some nicely timed Friday scioperi (transit strikes), the Metro in Rome has been relatively – dare I say…
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It’s time to whip out a huge Italian-English false friend: annoiato. It doesn’t matter that I’ve lived in Italy for…
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Cianfrusaglia is the Italian noun (f) for knick-knack, bric-à-brac, or junk. Basically ‘stuff,’ especially stuff of not much value. The…