Comments on: Italian Idiomatic Expressions: Which Fish to Catch http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html One Stop Travel Guide to Italy Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html/comment-page-1#comment-38654 Jim Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:30:17 +0000 http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html#comment-38654 My wife is Sicilian and she says a similar phase: Non sa dove fare l'uovo. I think it has about hte same meaning. Ciao Jim Corner

My wife is Sicilian and she says a similar phase: Non sa dove fare l’uovo. I think it has about hte same meaning. Ciao Jim

Corner ]]> By: Jessica http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html/comment-page-1#comment-28183 Jessica Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:43:23 +0000 http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html#comment-28183 Hi, Ed: There are several variations on the verb "buttare," to throw, which you can see listed here: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/buttare What I don't see there is "mi butto" - the "mi" being reflexive, as in you're doing whatever the verb is to yourself. Since there isn't something listed there using the reflexive pronoun, I'm not sure what that phrase means either, other than the literal translation. I'll have to ask around! Ciao, Jessica Corner

Hi, Ed:

There are several variations on the verb “buttare,” to throw, which you can see listed here:

http://www.wordreference.com/iten/buttare

What I don’t see there is “mi butto” – the “mi” being reflexive, as in you’re doing whatever the verb is to yourself. Since there isn’t something listed there using the reflexive pronoun, I’m not sure what that phrase means either, other than the literal translation. I’ll have to ask around!

Ciao,
Jessica

Corner ]]> By: Ed Scerbo http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html/comment-page-1#comment-28178 Ed Scerbo Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:51:36 +0000 http://www.italylogue.com/about-italy/italian-idiomatic-expressions-which-fish-to-catch.html#comment-28178 How about what "stasera mi butto" means? There's a cool vintage music video by a dude named Rocky Roberts by this title on YouTube and there was a movie by the same title, too. Literally it means "Tonight I throw myself," but I'm guessing from the context of the video that it might have something to do with going out dancing at a night club, but I speak Italian hardly at all let alone understand the idiomatic expressions. Corner

How about what “stasera mi butto” means? There’s a cool vintage music video by a dude named Rocky Roberts by this title on YouTube and there was a movie by the same title, too. Literally it means “Tonight I throw myself,” but I’m guessing from the context of the video that it might have something to do with going out dancing at a night club, but I speak Italian hardly at all let alone understand the idiomatic expressions.

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