"dolce vita" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/ [UK], /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dolce vita.wav Forms: the dolce vita [canonical]
Rhymes: -iːtə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian dolce vita (literally “sweet life”), popularised by Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|dolce vita|lit=sweet life}} Italian dolce vita (literally “sweet life”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the dolce vita (uncountable)
  1. The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury. Wikipedia link: La Dolce Vita, dolce vita Tags: uncountable Synonyms: la dolce vita (english: with the Italian article replacing the) Related terms: dolce far niente, dulcinea, dulcet, dulcimer, billet-doux Translations (life of self-indulgence and luxury): 甜蜜生活 (tiánmì shēnghuó) (Chinese Mandarin), dolce vita [feminine] (French), Dolce Vita [feminine, neuter] (German), bella vita [feminine] (Italian), dolce vita [feminine] (Italian), 逸楽生活 (itsuraku seikatsu) (alt: いつらくせいかつ) (Japanese), долче вита (dolče vita) [feminine] (Macedonian), jiyana xweş [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), słodkie życie [neuter] (Polish), dolce vita [neuter] (Polish), doce vida [feminine] (Portuguese), dolce vita [feminine] (Portuguese), до́льче ви́та (dólʹče víta) [feminine] (Russian), не жизнь, а мали́на (ne žiznʹ, a malína) [feminine] (Russian), dolce vita [feminine] (Spanish), ljuva livet [neuter] (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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