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What does Ravaggio mean (in the sense of being evocative of something)?
I'm Italian and to me "Ravaggio" doesn't mean anything at all, it's not suggestive of anything, it's just a sound. Caravaggio on the other hand is the name of a town near Milan, where the ...
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Why “di” in “Un bel di, vedremo”?
Because the correct spelling is Un bel dì vedremo, dì with the accent, not di.
And dì in Italian means day.
See
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/di/
Di without accent is the preposition:
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Cosa sono i "fitfit"?
I "fitfit" erano formati da una striscia di cartone con tante goccie a forma di pastiglie che prima di essere usate venivano tagliate singolarmente per poi essere sfegate come i cerini e ...
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What does "Ma tant'è" mean?
When used at the end of the phrase the exact translation should be "but so be it."
e.g:
"Oggi è brutto tempo, ma tant'è".
"Today the weather is bad, but so be it".
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