Idiomatic expressions in Italian?
Do you know how to say in Italian 'break a leg'?''Lets call a spade a spade?'?
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Hello We have a lot idiomatic expression in Italian language. I can cite some of these Flash in pan fuoco di paglia Break a leg in bocca al lupo To be in ones shoes essere nei panni di qualcuno Leopard can't change its spots il lupo perde il pelo non il vizio Two birds with a stone due piccioni con una fava ... And so dear Learners Best Regards
Hi in Italian we say in bocca al lupo or viva il lupo or Merda Best Regards
- ElenaItalian teacher who helps to speak
Break a leg - in bocca al lupo (go in the wolf's mouth). To call a spade a spade - chiamare la gatta gatta e non micia ( to call a cat a cat).
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