Giovare

Giovare

Giovare: To eat or to use something belonging to someone else without being disgusted. Example: 'O nini, tù te ne poi giovare di' mi' bicchiere; un l'ho usato!' (‘Little one, you can use my glass; I haven't used it!')   ‘Io un me ne giovo

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Wed 18 May 2011 10:00 PM

Giovare

To eat or to use something belonging to someone else without being disgusted.

Example: ‘O nini, tù te ne poi giovare di’ mi’ bicchiere; un l’ho usato!’ (‘Little one, you can use my glass; I haven’t used it!’)

‘Io un me ne giovo a mangiare in casa loro, sono un po’ sudici!‘ (‘It grosses me out to eat at their house; they’re kind of dirty!’)

 

 

Carcagno

Heel.

Example: ‘Cammina piano!! Mi fa male i’ carcagno!’ (‘Walk slowly! My heel hurts!’)

 

 

Impazzare

Florentine for ‘impazzire,’ to go crazy. 

Example: ‘Con quel trapano mi fanno impazzare! Un si dorme!’ (‘They are making me crazy with that drill! I can’t sleep!’)

‘Gliè un cardo che s’impazza!’ (‘This heat is driving me crazy!’) 

 

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