tut(-tut) [interjection] used in writing to represent the sound used to express disapproval, mild annoyance etc.
(Bo) This may be my favorite word in Italian, which is why it made it into the title of this article. I use this ALL THE TIME in English. I just cannot help it! It means “I don't know”, but being just one little single-syllable, 3 letter word, makes it so utterly perfect.
It means 'I don't know', but in its most informal form – like when we shorten the phrase to 'dunno'.
Everyone knows and uses the word “boh“, an exclamation that expresses uncertainty and disbelief, usually used to say: I don't know.
Va bene literally translates as 'goes well' and, if things are going well, you'd use it in response to the question come va? (how's it going?)
– Tutto bene? – Tutto bene. : –Is everything alright? –Everything's fine.
pazza {f} coo (also: headbanger, madwoman, nutter) picchiatello {m} coo. picchiatella {f}
| Dunno in Italian. The meaning of boh is easily explained: boh is the most informal way to say “I don't know” in Italian. It's kind of like when we say “dunno.”
Italy. Officially, Don was the honorific for a principe or a duca (and any legitimate, male-line descendant thereof) who was a member of the nobility (as distinct from a reigning prince or duke, who was generally entitled to some form of the higher style of Altezza).
The mafia as a criminal institution originated in Sicily, Italy. The word 'Don' in Italian means boss. So the leader of a mafia gang came to be known as a don. Synonyms for don include Capo Crimini, which means super boss in Italian.
Some of the most popular Italian swear words are "vaffanculo" (f***), "cazzo" (d***), "coglioni" (testicles), "puttana" (b****). These words can be used to compose several swearing expressions, such as "non capisci un cazzo", "girare i coglioni", "porca puttana".
sedere {m} fanny (also: backside, booty, duff, rear end, tail end) culo {m}
pooh {interjection}
puah {interj.}
abbreviation. (= lunedì) Mon. VEGETABLES.
Today's word isn't so much a word as a sound: dai, pronounced – approximately – 'dye-yuh! ' Luckily it's simpler to translate than it is to transcribe phonetically: it means something like 'come on'. Dai, andiamo! Come on, let's go!
boo-boo {noun}
graffio {m} [fig.]
The Italian word non (meaning not) is the one you need to make a statement or a question negative: Non posso venire.
The word chooch is another bastardization of a word in Italian, ciuccio. In most of Italy, this means "pacifier", but in southern Italian slang, it means "donkey". The southern Italian migrants to the U.S took this term and over time it became chooch. It is used to describe someone as stupid.
Marone – To swear by saying: 'damn it! '
"mingya" is a derogatory slang for "groin" usually men's b-lls; and "minchia" pronounced "minkya" can mean "f-ck," or be a derogatory term for female genitalia.
Tutto e bellissimo by Alberto Giurioli - The title of this piece means 'Everything is beautiful' in Italian and was composed only a few years ago.
Of course, when you're introduced to someone, you need to know how to reply. People usually simply say piacere (nice to meet you), whether in formal or informal situations. Piacere – Piacere.
8. Grazie di tutto (“thanks for everything”)