die

From Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”). Doublet of dia.

der

1 c[om]p[ressa]/die

(pharmacy) each day, a day, used in prescriptions to denote daily consumption of a drug


ci

Uncertain. Rohlfs and Von Wartburg favoured/favored Late Latin ecce hīc. Maiden casts doubt on this etymology, pointing out that Italian ci is an unstressed 'weak' form, while Latin hic otherwise survives in Italian only in stressed forms (reinforced by Latin ecce or eccum) such as ciò, qua, and qui. (It should also be noted that all of the latter trigger syntactic doubling in a following word, thanks to their original final /k/, while ci does not.) Maiden proposes instead an origin in Latin hince, variant of hinc (“hence, from here”), pointing out that in parts of southern Italy there exists a 1PL pronoun 'nci (cf. also 'nce). Treccani, on the other hand, proposes an origin in Latin hīce, a variant of hīc (“here”). In any case, the Italian term is certainly cognate with Neapolitan ce, Sicilian cci and Sassarese zi, all three of which share similar adverbial senses, with the latter two also having pronominal senses.

-ci (alternative enclitic)
ce (alternative)

Ci sono andato

Ci siamo

Ci sono molte cose

C'è un problema

volerci

abituarci

riuscirci

entrarci

contarci

pensarci

starci

farcela

crederci


or

apocopic form of ora (“now”), used almost exclusively in the forms or ora (“just now”) and or sono (“ago”)


qua

From Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc. Related to Portuguese cá, Spanish acá, French çà.
The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in most regional Italian varieties.


non

unmonitored speech, preconsonantal, very common


male

it-adv

male (comparative peggio, superlative malissimo)

peggio (comparative)
malissimo (superlative)


ben

ben fatto


loco

Inherited from Latin illōc but influenced in its form by Etymology 1.

Questi hanno per ofizio
che lo bene, e lo vizio,
li fatti, e le favelle
ritornano ale celle
ch’i’ v’agio nominate,
e loco son pensate.

c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, chapter VII, in Il tesoretto [The small treasure]^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Il_Tesoretto_(Assenzio,_1817)), lines 769–774; collected in Luigi Di Benedetto, editor, Poemetti allegorico-didattici del secolo XIII [Allegorical-didactical poems from the 13ᵗʰ century], Bari: Laterza, 1941, page 25:

Their [the senses'] task is [to see to it] that the good, and the vices, the facts, and the words return to the spaces I have mentioned, and there they're thought.

(Old Italian, now only dialectal) there, in that place


come

com' (alternative apocopic before-vowel sometimes)
com (alternative apocopic obsolete)
con (alternative apocopic obsolete)
comed (alternative archaic before-vowel)

Come stai?

Come sta?

blu come il mare


dove

From Latin dē ubi (“from where, whence”), or from a strengthening of the older form ove with a prothetic d-. Compare Piedmontese doa, French d'où.

Dove vai?

Dove vivi?


i.e.

(archaic) abbreviation of isto es, synonym of cioè and ossia


ipso facto

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ipsō factō.

ubor

lo cacciò ipso facto da casa sua

he immediately kicked him out of his house

(chiefly law) by that very fact itself; automatically, ipso facto


piano

From Latin plānus. Compare Sicilian chianu.


de facto

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō.


a cappella

desc

→ Chinese: 阿卡貝拉 /阿卡贝拉 (ākǎbèilā), 阿卡贝拉 (ākǎbèilā)

→ Dutch: a capella

→ English: a cappella, a capella, acapella

→ Estonian: a cappella

→ Finnish: a cappella

→ French: a cappella, a capella

→ German: a cappella

→ Japanese: アカペラ (akapera)

→ Korean: 아카펠라 (akapella)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: a cappella

→ Polish: a cappella, a capella

→ Portuguese: a cappella, a capela, a capella

→ Russian: а капе́лла (a kapélla)

→ Spanish: a capela, a capella, a cappella

→ Swedish: a cappella

From a + cappella (“choir of a church”).


con

Alternative form of com, apocopic form of come, found before consonants other than ⟨b⟩, ⟨m⟩, ⟨p⟩.

Uno intendëa, e altro mi rispuose:
credea veder Beatrice e vidi un sene
vestito con le genti glorïose.

1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXI”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 58–60; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

One listened, and another one answered me; I thought I saw Beatrice, and I saw an old man, dressed like the [other] glorious people

(obsolete) alternative form of com, apocopic form of come


cm

nn so cm

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of come (“how”)


li

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ne

From Latin inde (“thence”). Compare French en (adverb, pronoun).

Si chiuse in casa e non ne uscì per giorni.

He shut himself in the house, and didn't come out for days.

He locked himself in house, and didn't from there come out for days.


ce

Voi ce lo sapete...


pure

Parli pure

Parla pure

Lei parli pure


sì

From Latin sīc. In the “yes” sense, from sīc (est).

(literary, dated) alternative form of così

alternative form of così
so, thus, thuswise


ratto

Inherited from Latin rapidus (“quick”). Doublet of rapido, which was borrowed.

Amor, ch'al cor gentil ratto s'apprende, ¶ prese costui de la bella persona ¶ che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto V, page 80, lines 103–105:

Love, that swiftly clings on to the gentle heart, seized this man for the beautiful person that was taken from me, and the mode still offends me.

Ma quell'anime, ch'eran lasse e nude, ¶ cangiar colore e dibattero i denti, ¶ ratto che 'nteser le parole crude.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 29, lines 109–111:

But those souls, who were weary and naked, changed their colour/color and gnashed their teeth together, as soon as they heard the cruel words.


nemmeno

Univerbation of né + meno, but may also continue Latin nē minimum (quidem) (literally “not even a little”), with the superlative replaced by the comparative, and nec minus (literally “nor any less, and just as much > and even”)).

inh

Non provarlo nemmeno.

Non c'eri nemmeno.


presto

→ English: presto

→ Ladino: presto

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

Ritorno presto.

Potrebbe piovere presto.

Non sono abituata a svegliarmi presto.

Se ne andarono presto.

Spero che ti riprenderai presto.


ante

From Latin ante, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“opposite, in front of”).

Per quanto non vorreste o poscia od ante
 esser giunti al cammin che sì mal tiensi,
 per non trovarvi i duo bei lumi accensi,
 nè l'orme impresse dell'amate piante?

1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Anima, che diverse cose tante”, in Il Canzoniere, Andrea Bettini, published 1858, p.220:

How much later, or earlier, do you wish
 you had taken the road, that's so hard to follow,
 so as not to have met those two bright eyes
 or the steps of those beloved feet?

Lo duca de Duraczo respuse «Ad me despiace;
collo re non vollio briga, ante vi vollio pace [...]»
The Duke of Durazzo replied «I disagree;
I wish not for trouble, but rather peace, with the king …»

c. 1362, Buccio di Ranallo, Cronaca aquilana rimata, Forzani (1907), p. 171, “Anima, che diverse cose tante”


pace

From Latin pācem (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

pace e amen

(colloquial) peace be with you; that's it; end of the story


pianissimo

→ Catalan: pianissimo

→ English: pianissimo

→ French: pianissimo

→ Portuguese: pianissimo

→ Romanian: pianissimo

→ Spanish: pianissimo

superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)


adagio

Univerbation of ad (“at”) + agio (“ease”).


basso

From Late Latin bassus, possibly of Ancient Greek origin.


bene

it-adv

bene (comparative meglio, superlative benissimo)

meglio (comparative)
benissimo (superlative)
biene (alternative archaic)
ben (alternative apocopic)

Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene.

You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well.

La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare?

My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me?

Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso.

Read the instructions carefully before use.

Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav.

Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hurricane Gustav.


into

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin intus (“within, inside”).

lbor

Tunc custōs festīnus exiit et ipsum in ecclēsiam intrōdūxit.

14ᵗʰ century [1260–1298], anonymous translator, Vita di S. Alessio [Life of saint Alexius], translation of Historia dē sānctō Alexiō [Story of saint Alexius] by Iācōbus dē Vorāgine (in Medieval Latin); republished in Giuseppe Manuzzi, editor, Il libro de' dodici articoli de la fede, e la Vita di S. Alessio, Florence: David Passigli, 1864, page 9:

The warden then immediately went to him, and led him inside the church.


niente

From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant.
The regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/.


per niente

Giovanni non è per niente stupido.

by no means, in no way, not in the least, the least bit

(after a negative) in the least, by any means, in any way


su

suso (alternative archaic)
soso (alternative archaic)
sù (alternative misspelling)


maggio

From Latin maior, maius, comparative of magnus (“big”, “great”).


col legno

(music) col legno (the strings must be struck with the wood of the bow)


là

From Latin illāc. Compare Spanish allá, Portuguese lá, French là.
The original geminated -ll-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in most regional Italian varieties.


ancora

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan and Catalan encara.

inh

Lavora ancora come barista.

Il gatto è scappato ancora.

Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè.

If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.

E non è ancora finita!

Ancor(a) meglio che sia così!


più

Inherited from Latin plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-, *pelh₁u- (“many”).
The initial autogemination, though lost in standard pronunciation, is still found in most varieties of regional Italian. The gemination occurs predictably before the palatalization of the original liquid -l-, compare doppio, orecchio, etc.


giusto

From Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-es-tos, from the root *h₂yew- (“justice”, “law”).


molto

From Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

A essere onesto, non mi piace molto.

Si stava facendo molto tardi, se non fosse partito, avrebbe perso l'aereo.

It was getting very late, and if he didn't go, he would miss his plane.

Il gioco ha regole molto semplici.

Fa molto freddo.

very, really, very much (with adjectives or adverbs)

I ghiacciai si sciolgono molto più velocemente di quanto atteso.

Glaciers are melting much faster than expected.

much, far, a lot (in expressions of comparison)

È molto che aspetti?


assai

it-adv

assai (superlative (jocular) assaissimo)

From Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis; cf. French assez.

La musica da camera era assai allegra.


mica

From Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (“small, thin, delicate”).

der

Mica male!

Mica sono stupido

I’m hardly stupid; I’m not stupid, you know

Non è mica cambiato

Non costa mica molto

Non hai mica trovato il mio portafoglio?


poi

From Vulgar Latin *pos, from Classical Latin post. Compare Portuguese pois, Spanish pues, French puis, and Romanian apoi / Romanian poi (archaic păi).


mai

Una risposta quanto mai ambigua.

Dove mai si sarà cacciato?


insieme

From Vulgar Latin *īnsemel, which is a combination of Latin īnsimul and semel. See also French ensemble, Catalan ensems and Neapolitan nzieme.

Lavoriamo insieme.


adesso

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *addessum. Documented since the late thirteenth century.


subito

→ Neapolitan: subbeto

→ Slavomolisano: subita

at once, immediately, as soon as possible, shortly


specie

Borrowed from Latin speciēs. Doublet of spezie.

Nonostante la sua abilità, Clemens ha avuto poca fama, specie tra i suoi contemporanei.

Despite his ability, Clemens had little fame, particularly among his contemporaries.


qui

From Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc (with apocope), from Latin eccum + hīc.
The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in most regional Italian varieties.


quando

Quando parti?

Chissà quando


spesso

From Latin spissus. Compare Spanish espeso, Portuguese espesso, French épais.

Spesso sto a casa.


item

Learned borrowing from Latin item. Doublet of item.


tutto

From Vulgar Latin tōttus, alteration of Latin tōtus.

Vorrei baciarti tutto

Che tutto hai preparato?

(regional, Sardinia) Used after interrogative pronouns to emphasise plurality.


a priori

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”).


diritto

From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus or *dirictus, both assimilated forms from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.


a posteriori

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (“from what follows”).


al dente

Literally, “to the tooth”, a shortening duro al dente (“hard for the tooth”), croccante al dente (“crunchy for the tooth”) etc. with the ellipsis being reinforced by the fact that al/alla is commonly found in these contexts to indicate dish ingredients.

cotto al dente


vicino

From Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus.

Parla più piano e vieni più vicino a me / Voglio sentire gli occhi miei dentro di te

1972, “Parla più piano”, in Gianni Boncompagni (lyrics), Nino Rota (music), Il mondo cambierà, performed by Gianni Morandi:


solo

solo una volta

ha solo quattro anni


ora

Derived from Latin hōrā, ablative case of hōra (“hour”).

Sei libero ora?


perché

Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que.

univerbation

perchè (alternative)
perche' (alternative)
perche (alternative obsolete)

Perché il cielo è azzurro?


abbastanza

Univerbation of a + bastanza (“sufficience”), from the verb bastare (“to suffice”). Cognate with Spanish bastante.

fortuna abbastanza buona


dappertutto

all over hell's half acre
all over hell's half acre


davanti

From older davante. Presumably di + avante.


davvero

Univerbation of da + vero.
The pronunciation with -vv- is due to the word's spelling being fossilized with the syntactic gemination of the traditional (Tuscan) pronunciation of da. The pronunciation with a single -v- reflects the regional and now standard pronunciation of da.

Chi amo davvero?


grande

From Latin grandem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (“to fell, put down, fall in”).

der

un gran bel piatto


lì

From Latin illic. Compare Spanish allí, Portuguese ali.
The original geminated -ll-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in most regional Italian varieties.


mutatis mutandis

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs (“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”). For more information, see the English entry.

ubor

with 􂀿the things􂁀 to be changed having been changed

mutatis mutandis
mutatis mutandis#English

mutatis mutandis (having changed what needs to be changed)


quaggiù

Univerbation of qua (“here”) + giù (“down”).


qualche

Ascanio fondò Alba Longa, facendone la nuova capitale. E dopo otto generazioni, cioè a dire qualche duecento anni dopo l'arrivo di Enea, due suoi discendenti, Numitore e Amulio, erano ancora sul trono del Lazio.

1957, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo primo: Ab urbe condita”, in Storia di Roma [History of Rome], 46th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 12:

Ascanius founded Alba Longa, making it the new capital. And after eight generations, that is, some two hundred years after Aeneas' arrival, two descendants of his – Numitor and Amulius – were still sitting on the throne of Latium.


quale

quale amico


anti

[...] né fe’ amor anti che gentil core
né gentil core anti ch’amor, natura: [...]

13th century, Guido Guinizelli, Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore (Gianfranco Contini, Poeti del Duecento, Riccardo Ricciardi (1960), vol. 2, p.461)

… neither before the gentle heart was Love
nor Love ere gentle heart by Nature made: …

[...] sapemo bene che l'acqua non se stregne e ghiacia e·lloco caldo, anti se ghiacia e·lloco là o' non pò lo sole, molto fredissimo [...]

1282, Restoro d'Arezzo, La composizione del mondo colle sue cascioni, Accademia della Crusca, published 1976, page 174:

… we know well that water does not contract and freeze in a hot place, rather it freezes in a very cold place, where the Sun cannot [reach] …


lontano

From the Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longe; cognate with French lointain, Sicilian luntanu, Friulian and Romansch lontan, Dalmatian luntun.


fisso

From Latin fixus, from figō. In this modern form, it may be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; however as the one of the variant archaic past participles of the verb figgere, it may be inherited. Doublet of fitto.


uguale

From earlier equale, from Latin aequālis, derived from aequus (“equal, even”).

eguale (alternative uncommon)
equale (alternative archaic)


quasi

From Latin quasi. The final -i seems to hint towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i in invariable words (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.).


fuori

fuora (alternative archaic literary)
fuore (alternative archaic literary)
fori (alternative archaic dialectal literary)
fora (alternative archaic dialectal literary)
fore (alternative archaic dialectal literary)


ieri

hieri (alternative obsolete)
jeri (alternative obsolete)


domani

From Late Latin dē māne (“early in the morning”), from dē + Latin māne, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, mature”).

der

dimani (alternative colloquial)
dimane (alternative archaic)
domane (alternative archaic)


certo

→ Sardinian: tzertu

certainly, of course, surely, definitely


sempre

→ English: sempre

Inherited from Latin semper; compare Catalan and Portuguese sempre, Spanish siempre.

…sempre in garanzia?


c'è

Spelling based on the homophony with the above sense.

alternative form of cioè (as a meaningless filler)


nulla

From Latin nūlla, feminine singular and neuter plural (collective) of nūllus.


netto

From Vulgar Latin *nittus, a syncopation of Latin nitidus. Doublet of nitido, which is borrowed.


quanto

a quanto pare

Sono triste quanto povero.

Lei è molto più capace di quanto lo fossi io a 22 anni.

She is much more capable than I was when I was 22 years old.

She is much more capable than the extent to which I was [capable] at 22 years.

to the extent that; as (much); insomuch as; as... as; as far as


prima

Pensa prima di parlare.


addirittura

From a- + diritto + -tura or from a- + Latin dīrectūra.

Alcuni addirittura lo accusarono di tradimento.


valore

From Late Latin valōrem, from Latin valeō.

Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita del valore di 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav.


già

Inherited from Latin iam (“already, now”).

inh+

Via Montello (già Trento)

Montello Street (formerly known as Trento Street)

Mario Rossi, già ministro delle Finanze

Non credo io già, che ve ne avrete a male.

an expletive, a word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning and is usually left untranslated


a fortiori

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī, ellipsis of ā fortiōrī ratiōne (literally “from a stronger reason”).


allora

From Latin ad illam hōram (“at that hour”). Compare French alors, Occitan alara, Spanish alora, and Catalan aleshores.
Analysable as all' + ora.

Allora ’l cavalero
che ’n sì alto mestero
avea la mente misa
se n’andò a distesa
e gísene a Prodezza

c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, page 60, lines 1973–1977:

Then the knight, with his mind turned to such an elevated mystery, left in a hurry, and went to Prodezza

Tacette allora, e poi comincia’ io:
‘O donna di virtù sola per cui
l’umana spezie eccede ogni contento
di quel ciel c’ha minor li cerchi sui,
tanto m’aggrada il tuo comandamento,
che l’ubidir, se già fosse, m’è tardi

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto II”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 75–80; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Then she became quiet, and I started: "O woman of [such] virtue, for which alone the human species surpasses everything else in that heaven that has lesser circles, your command is so pleasant to me that obeying it, [even] if it already was [underway], is late to me

La bambina era allora chiamata da tutti Gattina per la sua dolcezza.

At the time, the child was called "Kitty" by everybody because of her sweetness.

Ditemi dunque, cara mia primizia,
quai fuor li vostri antichi e quai fuor li anni
che si segnaro in vostra püerizia;
ditemi de l’ovil di San Giovanni
quanto era allora, e chi eran le genti
tra esso degne più di alti scanni

1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVI”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 22–27; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Tell me, my dear forefather, who were your ancestors, and which were the years signed during your childhood. Tell me about St. John's fold, how big it was back then, and who were the people in it [who were] worthy of high honors

Allora, che cosa c'è di nuovo?


anche

→ Esperanto: ankaŭ

Assuming that anco represents the original form, likely a rebracketing of ancora as anc'ora. A borrowing from Old Occitan ancui (“on this day”) has also been suggested, but this would explain neither the stress position of anche, nor the lack of a final -ui (an acceptable ending in Italian; cf. lui).


così

From Vulgar Latin *eccum sīc, corresponding to Italian ecco + sì. Closely parallel to Dalmatian coisa, Friulian cussì, Istriot cussèi, Sardinian gósi (bosìe, deàsi, etc.), Venetan cusì. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Portuguese assim, Spanish así, Romanian așa, Sicilian accussì.
The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in many regional Italian varieties.


'n

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(colloquial) pronunciation spelling of non


oltremare

vivere oltremare


mo

From Latin mox (“soon”) or Latin modo (“recently, just now”).

mo' (alternative)
mó (alternative rare)
mò (alternative misspelling)

E mo che voi?

Mo so' cazzi tua.

(archaic or Romanesco/southern Italian)
(in the present) now

E n'attimo! Mo lo faccio!

Aspetta! Mo arivo!

Mo te faccio vedé.

(archaic or Romanesco/southern Italian)
(in the near future) soon, in a moment

Ce so' stato mo.

(archaic or Romanesco/southern Italian)
(in the near past) recently, just now

(archaic or Romanesco/southern Italian)
(originally ironic) See da mo.

(archaic or Romanesco/southern Italian)
(repeated) See mo mo.


continuo

Learned borrowing from Latin continuō (“at once”).


poco

From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos, derived from the root *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco.

Poco allungati c’eravam di lici,
quand’io m’accorsi che ’l monte era scemo,
a guisa che i vallon li sceman quici.

1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VII”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], lines 64–66; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Little had we withdrawn us from that place, when I perceived the mount was hollowed out in fashion as the valleys here are hollowed.

(followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly

a tra poco

Dopo ciò poco vid’io quello strazio
far di costui a le fangose genti,
che Dio ancor ne lodo e ne ringrazio.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VIII”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 58–60; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

A little after that, I saw such havoc made of him by the people of the mire, that still I praise and thank my God for it.


pro forma

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prō fōrmā (literally “for form”).

ubor

Il Senato in tale occasione si limitò […] a chiedere, pro forma, consigli a Parigi

1884, “Rassegna bibliografica [Bibliographic review]”, in Archivio storico italiano [Italian historical archive], volume 14, Florence: G[iovan] P[ietro] Vieusseux, Edouard Rott: La lutte pour les Alpes, page 73:

On that occasion, the Senate only asked, pro forma, Paris for advice

pro forma (as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness)


ecco

used to call someone's attention to suddenly approaching or appearing beings or things; here is..., there is...

used to call someone's attention to the presence of a being(s) or thing(s); here is..., there is...

(figurative) used to call someone's attention to a fact or situation

used to introduce an act of handing or gifting; here is...

ecco tutto

used to introduce a clarification or explanation; that is, that is to say

used as an affirmative response to a call or command; here is...

used as an intensifier of a following declarative statement

used to express the suddenness of an event

used as intensifier, before a locative or predicate complement, to express amazement, satisfaction, displeasure or other emotions (depending on context)

ecco fatto!

used as intensifier, before a past participle form, to indicate a completed action

used to introduce a conclusion so, therefore


eccome

Univerbation of e (“and”) + come (“how”).


abantico

alternative spelling of ab antico
formerly


sovente

Borrowed from Old French sovent, from Latin subinde. See French souvent.

I miei maestri di Melk mi avevano detto sovente che è molto difficile per un nordico farsi idee chiare sulle vicende religiose e politiche d'Italia.

1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 57:

My masters at Melk often told me how difficult it would be for a Nordic person to clearly understand Italian religious and political affairs.


appena

From Vulgar Latin *ad poenam. By surface analysis, a + pena (“pain, trouble”). Compare French à peine, etc.

surf

Ti si sente appena con tutto questo baccano.

I can barely hear you with all this noise.

È appena arrivata, dalle un po' di tempo per riposarsi.

She has just arrived, give her some time to rest.

Vi risponderemo (non) appena possibile.

We will reply to you as soon as possible.


post mortem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin post mortem (literally “after death”).


donde

From the Vulgar Latin de unde (“from where, whence”), from Latin dē + unde (“whence”).

inh

Decameron I:3

not seeing where he [Saladin] might fetch so much money so quickly as he needed it

sopravvenutogli bisognandogli una buona quantitá di denari, né veggendo donde così prestamente come gli bisognavano avergli potesse


i'

(literary, poetic) alternative form of ivi


po'

(poetic) alternative form of poi (“then, later”)


chiaro

From Latin clārus. Compare Albanian qartë.


indietro

From in- + dietro. Compare Romanian îndărăt.

Non guardi indietro.


da capo

from scratch; from the beginning; from the top


precipitevolissimevolmente

Coined by Italian scholar Francesco Moneti in 1677 as a superlative form of precipitevolmente (“hastily, precipitously”). By surface analysis, precipitevole (“hasty, precipitous”) + -issimo (“very”, superlative suffix) + -evole (“-able”) + -mente (“-ly”).

surf

Perché alla terra alfin torna repente ¶ Precipitevolissimevolmente.

1677, Francesco Moneti, La Cortona convertita [Cortona converted], published 1797, Canto III, LXV, page 55:

Because at last to the earth it suddenly returns ¶ Very precipituously.

(rare) very hastily or precipitously; as fast as possible

it:Francesco Moneti (letterato)
it:precipitevolissimevolmente


quindi

From Vulgar Latin *eccum inde. The regular outcome of the stressed vowel should have been */e/. The actual /i/ may have been taken by analogy from quinci (< *eccum hince), with which quindi forms a natural pair, and where stressed /i/ is expected due to the following /ntʃ/ triggering anaphonesis.

[...] così s'allenta la ripa che cade ¶ quivi ben ratta da l'altro girone; ¶ ma quinci e quindi l'alta pietra rade.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio, Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XII, p. 184 vv. 106-108:

… e'en thus attempered is the bank which falls ¶ sheer downward from the second circle there; ¶ but on this side and that the high rock graze.

Stanco già di mirar, non sazio ancora ¶ or quinci or quindi mi volgea, guardando ¶ cose ch'a ricordarle è breve l'ora.

1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Trionfo d'amore”, in I Trionfi, published 1821, Chapter II, p. 146:

Weary with gazing, yet unsatisfied, ¶ I turned now this way and now that, and saw ¶ sights time will not suffice me to relate.

(archaic, used in correlation with quinci) that way, to another side (as opposed a different one)


tipo

Borrowed from Latin typus (“symbol”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”, “figure”), derived from τύπτω (túptō, “I beat, strike”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

der

C'erano, tipo, venti persone.

(colloquial) indicating approximation or uncertainty; like, kinda


in toto

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in tōtō (literally “in all”).


ivi

sito e dati ivi contenuti

Dov'è l'amore e 'l piacere, ivi va l'occhio. ― Where is love and joy, there eye goes.

op. cit. (used in bibliographies to indicate that the source was previously referenced)


meno

Se l'abbia scritto o meno rimarrà sempre un segreto.

Whether he wrote it or not will always remain a secret.

legalità o meno

sono le cinque meno un quarto


crai

Inherited from Latin crās (“tomorrow”). See procrastinare, a related borrowing.


sicuro

From Latin sēcūrus.
Compare Spanish seguro.

surely; for sure; certainly; definitely; of course


pria

From Latin prius, with the ending influenced by Italian prima (“before”).

in pria

e ha natura sì malvagia e ria, ¶ che mai non empie la bramosa voglia, ¶ e dopo 'l pasto ha più fame che pria.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto I, page 14, lines 97–99:

and has a nature so malign and ruthless, ¶ that never doth she glut her greedy will, ¶ and after food is hungrier than before.

(archaic, literary, poetic) before, previously


almeno

Univerbation of al + meno, literally, “at the least”. Compare Spanish al menos, French au moins, Catalan almenys.


altrettanto

Univerbation of altro + e + tanto, corresponding to Latin alterum et tantum (compare also French autant, Venetan altretanto).

il tuo lavoro vale altrettanto che il mio


altrimenti

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin alterā mente. Documented since the thirteenth century.

inh+

altramente (alternative archaic)
altramenti (alternative archaic)
altremente (alternative archaic)
altrementi (alternative archaic)
altrimente (alternative archaic)
altromenti (alternative archaic)


altrove

From Latin aliter ubī. By surface analysis, univerbation of altro + ove.


sodo

Inherited with velar l-vocalization from Latin soldus, syncope of solidus (“solid”), from *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of solido and soldo.

bisogna lavorare sodo

correre sodo


doppio

From Latin duplus, whence also duplo (a borrowed doublet).

Vedo doppio.


sopra

Inherited from Latin suprā. Compare older sovra and Sicilian supra.


di sotto

From di + sotto. Compare French dessous, Romanian dedesubt.


sotto

From Latin subtus, which is derived from Latin sub. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Cognate to French sous.


appunto

From a punto (literally “to [the] point”).

Già eravamo, a la seguente tomba, ¶ montati dello scoglio in quella parte ¶ ch'a punto sovra mezzo 'l fosso piomba.

1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIX, page 281, lines 7–9:

We had already on the following tomb ¶ ascended to that portion of the crag ¶ which o'er the middle of the moat hangs plumb.


avanti

Per ch'io mi mossi e a lui venni ratto, ¶ e i diavoli si fecer tutti avanti, ¶ sì ch'io temetti ch'ei tenesser patto; [...]

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXI, p. 321 vv. 91-93:

Wherefore I started and came swiftly to him, ¶ and all the devils forward thrust themselves, ¶ so that I feared they would not keep their compact; …

Deve pensare molto avanti di decidere.

He needs to think a lot before deciding.

Così sen vanno su per l'onda bruna, ¶ e avanti che sien di là discese, ¶ anche di qua nuova schiera s'auna.

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto III, p. 45 vv. 118-120:

So they depart across the dusky wave, ¶ and ere upon the other side they land ¶ again on this side a new troop assembles.

(dated, rare) before, ere (followed by di or che)

Vorrei morire avanti che commettere una simile azione.

(dated, rare) rather than (followed by che)


troppo

From Early Medieval Latin troppus, borrowed from Frankish *þorp (“a cluster, agglomeration", also "collection of houses, village”), from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (“village”), from Proto-Indo-European *trab-, *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Cognate with French trop (“too much”), Piedmontese tròp/trop. More at trop, thorp and troop.

der

allegro ma non troppo


innanzi

From Latin in anteā. Compare Sicilian nnanzi.


propio

(colloquial or archaic) alternative form of proprio


chissà

From Vulgar Latin quī sapit (“who knows”). Cognate with Spanish and Galician quizá, Portuguese quiçá.


dunque

From Vulgar Latin *dunquam, a cross of Vulgar Latin dunc and Latin unquam (“ever”), with the former itself being a cross of Latin tunc (“then”) with dum (“while”). The final /-e/ may reflect an older form */ˈdonkwas/, with adverbial /-s/, for which cf. Middle French doncques.

adunque (alternative)
dunche (alternative archaic dialectal)
adunche (alternative archaic dialectal)
donqua (alternative archaic dialectal)
adonqua (alternative archaic dialectal)


cioè

cioé (alternative misspelling)
cè (alternative proscribed)
ceh (alternative proscribed)
c'è (alternative proscribed)

used to rephrase, clarify or correct something previously said; id est, that is, in other words

(colloquial, disregarded) a meaningless filler; like, well, I mean


diretto

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Compare the inherited doublets diritto and dritto.


colà

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illāc, from Latin eccum + illāc.


contro

Inherited from Old Italian contra, from Latin contrā.


conforme

in conformity, in accordance, accordingly


costà

Allor distese al legno ambo le mani;
per che ’l maestro accorto lo sospinse,
dicendo: « Via costà con li altri cani! ».

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VIII”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 40–42; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Then stretched he both his hands on the boat; at which my wary Master thrust him back, saying, "Away there with the other dogs!"


quivi

Inherited from Late Latin eccum ibi (literally “here [is] over there”).


testé

Io ho testé ricevute lettere da Messina

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata ottava – Novella decima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

I have just now received letters from Messina

Poi appresso convien che questa caggia / infra tre soli, e che l’altra sormonti / con la forza di tal che testé piaggia.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXIX”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 37–39; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Then, afterwards, it shall fall within three suns, and the other one shall rise by the force of him who now is on the coast.

[…]’l tale paſſerà teﬅè qui, che viene dal luogo ſuo, ed haſſi piene le brache d’uova

14ᵗʰ c., Franco Sacchetti, “Novella CXLVII. [Novel 147]”, in Novelle di Franco Sacchetti - Parte seconda, published 1724, page 13:

the man will be coming through here in a short while, coming from his place, and he has his trousers filled with eggs


poco a poco

little by little, step by step, gradually, bit by bit


no

Vieni o no?

Perché no?

cattolici e no

prodotti nuovi e no

(by ellipsis) Used to replace negated nouns or adjectives; non-, not

Te l'ho già detto, no?

Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement; isn't it so, right


dietro

From an earlier Italian form drieto, from Late Latin dē retrō, from Latin dē + retrō. Compare French derrière.


cè

(proscribed) alternative form of cioè (as a meaningless filler)


stanotte

From 'sta (“this”, apheretic form of questa f sg) + notte (“night”).

compound

Partiremo stanotte alle 2.

Stanotte non ho chiuso occhio.


stasera

From 'sta (“this”, apheretic form of esta f sg) + sera (“evening”). Compare Romanian astă-seară.

Sei libero stasera?


iernotte

(rare) alternative form of ieri notte
last night


iersera

From ieri (“yesterday”) + sera (“evening”).

hier sera (alternative obsolete)
hieri sera (alternative obsolete)
hiersera (alternative obsolete)
ier sera (alternative)
ieri sera (alternative)
jer sera (alternative obsolete)
jeri sera (alternative obsolete)
jersera (alternative obsolete)


ierlaltro

day before yesterday
day before yesterday

alternative form of ieri l'altro (“the day before yesterday”)


avantieri

avanti (“before”) + ieri (“yesterday”) See also French avant-hier.


volentieri

From Old French volentiers, from Latin voluntāriē, from the adjective voluntārius.

volontieri (alternative archaic uncommon)


laggiù

E volavo, volavo felice più in alto del sole ed ancora più su / Mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiù

1958, “Nel blu dipinto di blu”, Domenico Modugno (lyrics), Domenico Modugno (music):

And I flew and flew / Happy, higher than the sun / And yet more up, / While the world / Slowly disappeared down below


lassù

Volare, oh oh, e cantare, oh oh oh oh / Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù

To fly ho ho / To sing ho ho hoho / In the blu, painted blue / Happy to stay up there


infine

finally, in the end, at last, lastly, ultimately


inoltre

From Latin in ultrā. By surface analysis, univerbation of in + oltre.

surf

Inoltre, l’aumento significativo di alcuni parametri non è positivo in assoluto.

Furthermore, the significant increase in some parameters is not an absolute positive.

moreover, also, besides, in addition, furthermore


insomma

Univerbation of in (“in”) + somma (“sum; essence”), a calque of Latin in summā.

univerbation

in short, in sum, in a word, in conclusion


improvviso

(archaic) suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly


incontro

From earlier incontra, from Late Latin incontrā, compound of Latin in + contrā (“against”, “opposite to”).

(followed by a or used with a dative pronoun) towards


tradizionalmente

by tradition, by custom (according to the tradition)


comunque

From come (“how”) + -unque (indefinite suffix).


solamente

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin sōlā mente. Synchronically derivable form sola + -mente.


eccetera

e cetera (alternative archaic)
et cetera (alternative archaic)
etcetera (alternative archaic)
ecc. (alternative)
etc. (alternative)

Phonetic spelling of Latin et cētera (“and the rest” or “and so forth”).


proprio

→ Slavomolisano: proprja

Anna è proprio bella.

proprio allora

proprio ora

(focus) (intensifier) very, right, at all


presso

From Vulgar Latin *pressō, from Latin presse (“narrow, short”). Cognate with Walloon and French près.

da presso


pulito

From Latin polītus. Cf. the doublet polito.


profondamente

(figurately) deeply, profoundly, intensely


liscio

Possibly from Provençal lis, liso, from French lisse, from Old High German lise (Modern German leise), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *liseus or *lisius, perhaps from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós).
Compare Portuguese and Spanish liso, Catalan llis, Sicilian lisciu, Friulian and Lombard lis, Romansch glisch.


stamattina

From 'sta (“this”, apheretic form of esta f sg) + mattina (“morning”).


stamani

From 'sta (“this”, aphaeretic form of questa f sg) + mane (“morning”, literary).


piuttosto

Univerbation of più + tosto (adverb). Compare French plutôt.

preferirei che venissi venerdì piuttosto che giovedì

I would prefer you came on Friday rather than on Thursday

(with che or di) rather (than), better (than), instead (of)

è piuttosto insolito


in ritardo

essere in ritardo

late, behind, after, overdue, belated, slow (of time)


ormai

From ora (“now”) + mai (“ever, never”). Compare Piedmontese oramai, French désormais.

Sarà a Parigi, ormai.

La pizza non dovrebbe essere qui ormai?

by now, by this time, now, at this point, by then


magari

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “I wish”), which is derived from Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “blessed, happy”). Compare Portuguese macar (“although”, conjunction), Spanish maguer (“although”, conjunction) and Romanian măcar (“even”, adverb).

cog

magari un'altra volta


all'infuori

un trave sporgente all'infuori


accidentalmente

accidentally, casually, by chance, unintentionally, by the way


dritto

Contraction/syncopation of diritto, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus (or from Late Latin drictus; compare French droit, Catalan dret, Romanian drept, Sicilian drittu), from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.


personalmente

personally, in person, oneself, directly


in prima persona

personally, directly, oneself, firsthand


in persona

Beni. Ori. 3. 6. 26. Dizionario della lingua italiana, Volume 5, Minerva, 1829, p. 712

The captains went there themselves, accompanied by the aforementioned ones requested by the Podesta.

Andarono i capitani in persona colla compagnia de' sopraddetti richiesti al Podestà.

(intensifying) personalmente: himself, herself, themselves


dinanzi

From Latin dē in anteā. Compare Piedmontese dnans and Lombard dinanz.


mano a mano

alternative form of a mano a mano preferred form


ovunque

From ove (“where”) + -unque (indefinite ending). Formed similarly to, and possibly influenced by, Latin ubīcumque.

af

Puoi metterla ovunque.


casualmente

by chance, casually, accidentally, by the way


giù

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

giuso (alternative archaic)
gioso (alternative)
gió (alternative)


di preferenza

preferably, mostly, rather, sooner, more willingly


in fin dei conti

all things considered
all things considered

after all, all things considered, ultimately

after all is said and done
after all is said and done

when all is said and done
when all is said and done

after all is said and done, when all is said and done


tutto sommato

all things considered, all in all, after all


fedelmente

From fedel(e) (“loyal, devoted”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


conformemente

accordingly, pursuant to, in accordance with, in compliance with


di norma

Di norma tutte le lettere venivano aperte prima della consegna, e la cosa non era un segreto.

2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

By a routine that was not even secret, all letters were opened in transit.


di solito

Quando pranzi di solito?

usually, as a rule, generally, habitually


di nuovo

From Latin dē (“from”) + novō (“new”), possibly a restructured inherited form of Classical Latin dēnuō (“again, anew”), itself a reduced form of a supposed and unattested Old Latin *dē novōd. Related to Medieval Latin dē novō (“afresh, as a new thing, out of nowhere”). Compare Old Spanish de nuevo.

come / si fa qual che di nuovo è discontento

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


per errore

mistakenly, by mistake, in error, wrongly


per sbaglio

(idiomatic) mistakenly, by mistake, in error, wrongly


intanto

in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile, while


di punto in bianco

(idiomatic) abruptly, suddenly, out of the blue


improvvisamente

suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, short, out of the blue, cold turkey


all'improvviso

suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, out of the blue, spontaneously


di colpo

(idiomatic) suddenly, all of a sudden, out of the blue, short, cold turkey


tutto d'un colpo

(idiomatic) suddenly, all of a sudden, out of the blue


di traverso

Mi ha guardato di traverso.

2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 88:


su due piedi

Invece di decidere su due piedi, diedi disposizioni a Tom Donilon perché convocasse i delegati... allo scopo di determinare con precisione quante truppe aggiuntive sarebbero state utilizzate...

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 13, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

Rather than deciding on the spot, I assinged Tom Donilon to convene the... deputies... to determine more precisely how additional troops would be used...

(idiomatic) at once, on the spot, forthwith


immediatamente

immediately, at once, promptly, right away, forthwith, straight away


parecchio

From Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Doublet of pareglio and pariglio, both borrowed via Old French pareil. Compare Spanish parejo.

really, rather, quite a lot, quite a bit, quite a long time, quite a while


all'incirca

about, approximately, roughly, more or less, odd


più o meno

(idiomatic) more or less, approximately, around


indipendentemente

Tutte le persone indipendentemente dall'età devono essere in possesso di un biglietto.

All persons regardless of age require a ticket.

regardless (of), irrespective (of), apart, aside

independently (in an independent manner)


indosso

on (especially with reference to clothes or jewelry etc.)


indubbiamente

undoubtedly, without any doubt, certainly, doubtless


intenzionalmente

purposely, on purpose, intentionally, wilfully


inutilmente

in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily, needlessly


sipa

E non pur io qui piango bolognese; ¶ anzi n’è questo loco tanto pieno, ¶ che tante lingue non son ora apprese ¶ a dicer ‘ sipa ’ tra Sàvena e Reno

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVIII, page 270, lines 58–61:

Not the sole Bolognese am I who weeps here; nay, rather is this place so full of them, that not so many tongues to-day are taught 'twixt Reno and Savena to say sipa

(archaic, regional, Bologna) synonym of sì (“yes”)


a iosa

From "iosa", Tuscan pronunciation of "chiosa", a little disc made of wood or lead used by children as substitute for money in games that replicated gambling games, indicating that certain goods are abundant and available enough that could also be bought with chiose.

in plenty, in abundance, galore, in great quantity

bog-standard, run-of-the-mill, a dime a dozen, common-or-garden


veramente

From vera (“true”, feminine singular) + -mente (“-ly”). Compare among others French vraiment.

affix

veramente bello


dovunque

From dove (“where”) + -unque (indefinite ending).


immancabilmente

without fail, without doubt, undoubtedly, definitely


certamente

certainly, definitely, surely, of course


di certo

certainly, of course, surely, definitely


sicuramente

surely, certainly, definitely, of course


anche se

Anche se avverso il destino domani sarà / Oggi ti sono vicino, perche sospirar?

1932, “Parlami d'amore Mariù”, Ennio Neri (lyrics), Cesare Andrea Bixio (music), performed by Vittorio De Sica:


chiaramente

From the Latin ablatival locution clārā mente (literally “with a clear mind”). By surface analysis, chiara (“clear”) + -mente (“-ly”).

surf

clearly, plainly, distinctly, accurately, tersely


carponi

Poi rotolò di lato e, stentando a ritrovare l'equilibrio, si mise carponi.

Then he rolled over and raised himself unsteadily on hands and knees.

on one's hands and knees
on one's hands and knees


ingiustamente

From ingiusto (“unjust”, “unfair”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).

suffix

Devono risarcire chi è stato danneggiato ingiustamente.

They have to compensate those who've been wrongfully damaged.


improrogabilmente

no later than; without any possible delay (of a deadline)


prudentemente

prudently, cautiously, carefully, cagily, slowly


principalmente

Dico principalmente che da Adamo insino a Nino Re, […] si fue anni dumila trecento quaranta quattro.

c. 13ᵗʰ century, Ricordano Malespini, “Come Nino signoreggiò tutto el mondo, et come Appollonio se edificare Fiesole [How Ninus ruled the whole world, and how Apollonius was able to build Fiesole]”, in Historia antica, published 1568, page 2:

Firstly I say that, from Adam to King Ninus, there were two-thousand three-hundred forty-four years


di seguito

uninterruptedly, consecutively, on end, in succession, in a row


malgrado

Inherited from Latin male grātus (“ungrateful”). By surface analysis, mal(e) + grado. Cognate with Catalan malgrat and French malgré. Compare di buongrado and the borrowing grato.


di mezzo

mettere di mezzo qualcuno

in the middle (of an activity, etc.); involved in


orgogliosamente

From orgogliosa (“proud”, feminine of orgoglioso) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial suffix).

suffix

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">orgoglioso</i>


a piedi

Literally, “at feet”. Compare French à pied.


segretamente

secretly, in secret, privately, covertly


psicologicamente

→ Maltese: psikoloġikament


di brutto

piove di brutto

mi piace di brutto

(informal, slang) a lot, very much, like crazy, like mad, like hell


viceversa

the other way around
the other way around

vice versa; the other way around; and back


tosto

From Latin tostus, probably from the sense of "drying rapidly". Cognate to French tôt, Occitan and Catalan tost.

Tosto, spiegando in vari lati i vanni, / si furon questi per lo mondo sparti, [...]

1581, Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata (Gerusalem Delivered), BUR, page 243, Canto IV, octave 19, lines 1-2

At once, unfolding towards various directions their wings, they were scattered around the whole world.


di nascosto

secretly, in secret, covertly, furtively


ove

(archaic, literary, with the subjunctive verb) wherever, anywhere


fisicamente

From fisica (“physical”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix).


all'aperto

andiamo all'aperto!


accosto

Unsuffixed past participle of accostare.


incontra

(archaic, poetic) alternative form of incontro


indi

Li uccisero tutti metodicamente, con un colpo alla nuca, allineando poi i corpi contorti sulla neve della strada; indi se ne andarono.

1947, Primo Levi, “Storia di dieci giorni”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 209:

They killed each and every one of them methodically, with a blow to the nape, afterwards lining up the contorted bodies over the snow on the road; they then left.


manco

→ Catalan: manco

Inherited from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂n-ko- (“maimed in the hand”), from *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (“hand”).


linci

From Old Latin *illince (“from there”, whence Classical Latin illinc). Attested from 1318.

inh

whence Classical Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">illinc</i>


anticipatamente

From anticipato (“early, in advance”) + -mente.


ceh

(proscribed) alternative form of cioè (as a meaningless filler)


sul serio

Non prendere la vita troppo sul serio!

Mi piace sul serio!


massime

(literary) especially, chiefly, particularly


per sempre

forever, for ever, forevermore, for good


giuridicamente

From giuridico (“legal”) + -mente (“-ly”).


diversamente

in a different way, differently, otherwise


difficilmente

hardly, with difficulty, unlikely (adjective)


al fresco

→ English: alfresco

→ Polish: al fresco, alfresko

Il ladro è stato preso e messo al fresco.

The thief was caught and sent to prison.

(slang, informal) in the cooler, in/to jail, in/to prison


indebitamente

Dentro da l’uomo possono essere due difetti e impedi[men]ti: l’uno da la parte del corpo, l’altro da la parte de l’anima. Da la parte del corpo è quando le parti sono indebitamente disposte, sì che nulla ricevere può, sì come sono sordi e muti e loro simili.

c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato primo, Capitolo I [First Treatise, Chapter 1]”, in Convivio [The Banquet], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, section 3:

Within man there can be two kinds of defects and impediments: one from the body, the other one from the soul. From the body, it is when the parts are wrongfully disposed, so that it can't receive anything, as is the case with the deaf, the dumb, and the like.


benissimo

Bene, ma non benissimo.


appresso

From Late Latin ad pressum; compare presso and French après (“after”).


brillantemente

brilliantly, successfully, with flying colors, smartly


ripetutamente

repeatedly, over and over, again and again


talmente

From tale + -mente. Compare French tellement.

volti talmente simili

non è impossibile, ma è talmente da confonderli

it's not impossible, but it's enough to confuse them

è talmente che lo faceva urlare


in pieno

Oh no... l'ho mancato in pieno! Non... non riesco a controllare la mia forza!

2000 June 27, “Giniu diventa un ranocchio” (05:59 from the start), in Dragon Ball Z, episode 74, spoken by Goku (Paolo Torrisi), dubbing of 大(だい)誤(ご)算(はん)！！ギニューがカエルになっちゃった:

Oh no... I completely missed him! I can't... I can't control my power!

fully, completely, totally, quite, entirely

in the middle, in the centre, straight, squarely


modestamente

(colloquial) not to sound boastful, in all modesty


incredibilmente

incredibly, unbelievably, fantastically, amazingly


decisamente

decidedly, definitely, positively, strongly, indeed


ufficialmente

From ufficial(e) (“official”) + -mente (“-ly”).


radicalmente

radically, completely, drastically, dramatically


da morire

mi piace da morire

è bella da morire

Quando ami da morire, / chiudi gli occhi e non pensare. / Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare / e la danza finirà!

2004, “Una notte a Napoli”, in Hang On Little Tomato, performed by Pink Martini:

(colloquial, hyperbolic) incredibly, terribly, extremely, a lot


puramente

frankly and sincerely, and without malice


a portata di mano

handy, close, at hand, within reach, convenient

(idiomatic) for the taking, within reach


oramai

alternative form of ormai (“by now, already”)


brevemente

shortly, briefly, in brief, in short, concisely


tassativamente

peremptorily, strictly, absolutely, definitely


abusivamente

illegally, without authorization, without permission


come mai

Literally, “how [is it] ever [possible that]... ?”.

lit

Come mai non sei venuto alla festa?


sommesso

in a soft, low, or subdued manner (of a style of speaking, etc.)


a vicenda

Ci capiamo a vicenda.

Tutti si dicevano a vicenda che i russi presto, subito, sarebbero arrivati; tutti lo proclamavano, tutti ne erano certi, ma nessuno riusciva a farsene serenamente capace.

1947, Primo Levi, “Storia di dieci giorni”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 216:

Everyone would tell each other that the Russians soon, at once, would be there; everyone proclaimed it, everyone was certain of it, however nobody could truly bring themselves to believe that relaxedly.

mutually, reciprocally, each other, one another


attualmente

currently, now, at present, nowadays, at the moment


specialmente

From special(e) (“special”, “particular”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix).


occasionalmente

→ Maltese: okkażjonalment


di tanto in tanto

LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-di tanto in tanto.wav

occasionally, sometimes, now and then, every now and then, from time to time


ogni tanto

occasionally, sometimes, now and then, every now and then, from time to time, once in a while


premeditatamente

premeditatedly, with premeditation, with malice aforethought


senza dubbio

no doubt, undoubtedly, without any doubt, certainly, doubtless, without fail


malincuore

From male (“bad”) + in (“in”) + cuore (“heart”).


quasimente

Issu m'à lo cervellu tantu asciuccu, / che quascimente più non ce razzeccu / e bo storditu coe lu mammaluccu.

1829, Loreto Mattei, “Sopra il Tabacco”, in Poesie, lines 9–11:


distinto

From Latin distīnctus, perfect passive participle of distinguō.


fitto

From Vulgar Latin fīctus, from Latin fīxus. Doublet of fisso.


allor

Allor tutto mio corso
mutò per tutto ’l mondo
dal ciel fin lo profondo

c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, page 14, lines 388–390:

Then my whole course changed all over the world, from heaven to the depths

Allor fu la paura un poco queta,
che nel lago del cor m’era durata
la notte ch’i’ passai con tanta pieta.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 19–21; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Then the fear, which inside my heart had lasted for the night I spent in so much anguish, subsided a little.

Tu eri allor sì del tutto impedito
sovra colui che già tenne Altaforte,
che non guardasti in là, sì fu partito.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXIX”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 28–30; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

At the time, you were so preoccupied with the one who once ruled over Hautefort that you didn't look there until he left.


anco

Either from Old Occitan ancui, from a contraction of the Latin locution hanc hodie (“in this day”), or from a contraction of (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”) (whence ancora (“again”)).


dintorno

qui dintorno


sovra

(archaic, literary) alternative form of sopra


laddove

Giungemmo laddove nessuno era mai giunto prima.

We arrived where nobody had ever arrived before.

(chiefly literary) where (in the place where)


quantunque

From quanto (“how much”) + -unque (indefinite ending). Formed similarly to, and possibly influenced by, Latin quantuscumque.

suffix

ad imprender philoſophia il mandò ad Athene, & quantunque più potè, il raccomandò ad un nobile huomo

1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Decima giornata, Novella VIII [Tenth Day, Eighth Story]”, in Decamerone [Decameron], Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 263:

he sent him to Athens to study philosophy, and to the best of his power commended him to a nobleman


umilmente

From umile (“humble”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


tuttora

Tuttora non sappiamo chi sia l'assassino.

We're still in the dark as to the identity of the killer.


indifferentemente

indifferently, without distinction, equally


scrupolosamente

scrupulously, carefully, strictly, meticulously


celermente

From celere (“fast, swift”) + -mente (“-ly”).


massimamente

From massimo (“maximum”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).

Ove è da sapere che li costumi sono beltà de l’anima, cioè le vertudi massimamente, le quali tal volta per vanitadi o per superbia si fanno men belle e men gradite

c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato terzo, Capitolo XV [Third treatise, Chapter 15]”, in Convivio [The Banquet], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, section 14:

Here we must observe that the beauty of the soul consists in its actions, above all the virtues which sometimes are rendered less beautiful and less pleasing by vanity or pride


moltissimo

Mi piace moltissimo.


incessantemente

incessantly, nonstop, ceaselessly, unendingly


alla perfezione

Literally, “at (the) perfection”. Compare French à la perfection.


a pennello

Literally, “in a paintbrush-like manner”.

lit

Questo vestito mi calza a pennello.


in particolare

in particular, particularly, especially, specifically


nuclearmente

in a nuclear way; related to a nucleus or to nuclear power; nuclearly


sinceramente

From sincero (“sincere, honest”) + -mente (“adverbial suffix”).


stavolta

Univerbation of 'sta (“this”, short for questa) + volta (“time”).

univ

'sta<t:this><pos:short for <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">questa</i>>


domattina

Blend of domani (“tomorrow”) + mattina (“morning”).


benone

From the jocular suffixation to bene (“well”) with the augmentative suffix -one, that normally cannot be attached to adverbs; compare also benino, ciaone, malaccio, etc.

Come va? – Benone!

(informal) augmentative of bene; very well


dopodiché

after which, afterwards, thereafter, whereupon


granché

Univerbation of gran (“great”) + che (“thing, something”).

univerbation

gran che (alternative)
granchè (alternative misspelling)

Mi ha detto di non essersi trovato granché bene.

He told me he didn't feel really at ease.

(only used in negative sentences) not that much, not very much; not really


perlomeno

Literally, “for the least”. Compare Spanish por lo menos, Portuguese pelo menos.


quassù

Univerbation of qua (“here”) + su (“up”).


fottutamente

È fottutamente vero.


giustamente

From giusto (“just”, “right”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


miseramente

From misero, from Latin miserum. By surface analysis, misera (“unhappy”, “bleak”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix)

surf

D'anime nude vidi molte gregge ¶ che piangean tutte assai miseramente, [...]

1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIV, pp. 210, vv. 19-20:

Of naked souls beheld I many herds ¶ who all were weeping very miserably, …


oltretutto

moreover; on top of that; as well as that


perlopiù

From per + lo + più (literally “for the most”).


v'

Lunge da lei per me non v'ha diletto!


sissignora

alternative form of sissignore (“when replying to a woman”)


sotterra

From Latin sub terrā (“under the ground”).

La radice è quella, che nascosta sotterra tira à modo di bocca il nutrimento.

1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook], page 4:

The root is that which, hidden underground, sucks the nutrients like a mouth.


tranquillamente

From tranquillo (“calm, peaceful”) + -mente (“-ly”).


giammai

Univerbation of già + mai. Compare French jamais, Spanish jamás and Portuguese jamais.

E sono andati avanti per più di due anni […] a coltivare probabilmente ognuno le proprie resistenze: «Ah, io con quello non ci voglio avere a che fare». «Io di quell’altro non mi fiderò giammai».

2020 September, Antonio Pennacchi, “Capitolo terzo [Third Chapter]”, in La strada del mare (overall work in Italian, Venetan, English, and French), Milan: Mondadori Libri S.p.A., →ISBN, page 478:

And they went on for more than two years, each of them probably fostering their own reluctances. "I don't want anything to do with that one". "I'll never trust that other one".

Di quanto per amor giammai soffersi
Ed aggio a soffrir anco
Fin che mi sani 'l cor colei che 'l morse,
Rubella di mercè, che pur l'envoglia,
Vendetta fia […]

1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Verdi panni, sanguigni, oscuri o persi”, in Il Canzoniere, Florence: Andrea Bettini, published 1858, page 59:

What I have sometimes suffered because of love, and what I yet have to suffer until my heart is healed by she, enemy of mercy, who bit it and yet entices it, will be avenged


orribilmente

horribly, awfully, dreadfully, revoltingly


palesemente

clearly, evidently, obviously, manifestly


effemminatamente

alternative form of effeminatamente (“effeminately”)


univocamente

From univoco (“univocal”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


id.

(bibliography) the same as the preceding


appuntino

Univerbation of a (“at”) + puntino (“dot”).

univerbation

with great care and precision; perfectly


sopratutto

(proscribed) alternative form of soprattutto


splendidamente

From splendido (“splendid”) + -mente (“ly”).

Il maestro diresse la sinfonia splendidamente.

The maestro conducted the symphony magnificently.

Ilio raso due volte e due risorto ¶ splendidamente su le mute vie

1807, Ugo Foscolo, Dei Sepolcri, Molini, Landi e comp., published 1809, page 20:

Troy, twice destroyed and twice reborn ¶ splendidly on the silent paths


ufficiosamente

From ufficiosa (“unofficial”, feminine singular form of ufficioso) + -mente (“-ly”).

affix

feminine singular form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">ufficioso</i>


singolarmente

singularly, separately, one by one, individually


farmacologicamente

From farmacologico (“pharmacological”) + -mente (“-ly”).


trasversalmente

transversely, obliquely, across, crosswise


discretamente

Leggo discretamente e capisco tutto, però non so parlare.

I read rather well and I understand everything, but I'm not good at speaking.

rather well, fairly well, quite well (quite well)


telefonicamente

telephonically (by means of a telephone)


generosamente

profusely, lavishly, generously, liberally


smisuratamente

beyond measure, immeasurably, exceedingly, immoderately


vendesi

From vende (“it sells”) + -si (passive particle, "it gets sold").

af

-si<pos:passive particle, "it gets sold">

vendesi villa antica con grande parco


a occhio e croce

A occhio e croce l'avrebbe detto il corpo di un sessantenne affetto da un male inguaribile.

2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

At a guess he would have said that it was the body of a man of sixty, suffering from some malignant disease.

about, approximately, more or less, at a guess


in fretta e furia

Quando sono arrivata a casa, la mamma e il papà erano al tavolo del salotto, ognuno col suo computer, e quando sono entrata la mamma ha chiuso il suo in fretta e furia.

2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 170:

When I got home, Mom and Dad were at the dining room table on their separate laptops, and the moment I walked in the door, Mom slammed her laptop shut.


in tutto e per tutto

entirely, completely, through and through


a stento

aveva a stento soldi sufficienti per comprarsi il pane

A volte lo colpivano finché riusciva a stento a reggersi in piedi, poi lo scaraventavano come un sacco di patate sul pavimento di pietra di una cella, lo lasciavano lì per qualche ora per fargli recuperare un po' di energie, poi lo tiravano nuovamente fuori per riprendere a picchiarlo.

2000, George Orwell, translated by Stefano Manferlotti, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori, page 200:

Sometimes he was beaten till he could hardly stand, then flung like a sack of potatoes on to the stone floor of a cell, left to recuperate for a few hours, and then taken out and beaten again.

2019 May 27, Paolo Valentino, “Germania, grande salto Verde, Cdu vince a stento: coalizione in bilico”, in Corriere della Sera:

Germany, a big Green [party] jump [in political representation], Cdu wins narrowly: coalition is on shaky ground


in breve

In breve si passa agli insulti personali: "Sei un clown, un bugiardo. La persona sbagliata al momento sbagliato", affonda il democratico.

2020 September 30, Anna Lombardi, “Trump-Biden, primo dibattito infuocato: insulti e interruzioni a ripetizione su Covid, Corte Suprema ed economia [Trump-Biden, first heated debate: repeated insults and interruptions on Covid, Supreme Court and economy]”, in la Repubblica:

In little time they move on to personal insults: "You are a clown, a liar. The wrong person at the wrong moment", charges the Democrat.


degnamente

worthily, properly, fittingly, agreeably


in un battibaleno

in the blink of an eye
in the blink of an eye


a bizzeffe

(by extension) two a penny, a dime a dozen


a casaccio

From a caso (“randomly”) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

Parlarono a casaccio per qualche minuto, poi senza una raggione evidente, il teleschermo li zittì con un urlo.

They talked desultorily for some minutes, then, without apparent reason, a yell from the telescreen bade them be silent.

without order, reflection, or aim; at random; desultorily


contropelo

pettinare il cane contropelo

to comb against the lay of the dog's fur

in the direction opposite to the lay (of hair, fur, etc.) or nap (of cloth, etc.)


all'incontrario

in the wrong order, orientation, etc.; back to front, upside down, backwards, other way round


a rilento

Ma come ha fatto Trump a dilapidare i quattro quinti dei finanziamenti in così poco tempo, e in un periodo in cui ancora la campagna procedeva a rilento?

2020 September 8, Federico Rampini, “Lusso, staff, bodyguard: Trump dilapida i fondi mentre Biden fa il pieno [Luxury, staff, bodyguard: Trump dilapidates his funds while Biden has enough]”, in la Repubblica:

But how did Trump manage to dilapidate four-fifths of his funding in so little time, and in a period in which his campaign still went along slowly?


a vanvera

Of Tuscan origin. Probably from parlare a bambera, referring to card game of bambara.

(dated) at random, without any effort to achieve particular outcome

parlare a vanvera


ambientalmente

From ambientale (“environmental”) + -mente.


c'

(before the vowels e or i) apocopic form of ci


antecedentemente

From antecedente (“precedent, previous, antecedent”) + -mente.


in precedenza

Volodin in precedenza aveva definito l'avvelenamento di Navalny^([sic]) una "provocazione" dei servizi di intelligence occidentali, in particolare "degli Usa".

2020 October 1, “L'accusa di Navalnyj: "C'è Putin dietro al mio avvelenamento" [Navalnyj's accusation: "Putin is behind my poisoning"]”, in la Repubblica:

Volodin had previously called Navalnyj's poisoning a "provocation" of Western intelligence services, in particular "of the US."


a braccetto

Passeggiavano a braccetto lungo il fiume.


a cavalcioni

accavalcione (alternative)
accavalcioni (alternative)

Il colosso che sedeva a cavalcioni del mondo!


affittasi

From affitta (“it rents”) + -si (passive particle, "it gets rented").

af

-si<pos:passive particle, "it gets rented">


ciononostante

nevertheless, nonetheless, despite this, however


grandemente

From grande (“great”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix).


adunche

From a- + older dunche, from Vulgar Latin *dunquam.


striscioni

avanzammo striscioni nel buio

we advanced using a leopard crawl in the dark


cotanto

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu tantum, from Latin eccum + tantum (“so much”).

inh+

Se di saper ch'i sia ti cal cotanto, ¶ che tu abbi però la ripa corsa, ¶ sappi ch'i fui vestito del gran manto; [...]

1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIX, p. 285 vv. 67-69:

If who I am thou carest so much to know, ¶ that thou on that account hast crossed the bank, ¶ know that I vested was with the great mantle; …

[Q]uesto è quel mondo? questi ¶ i diletti, l’amor, l’opre, gli eventi, ¶ onde cotanto ragionammo insieme? ¶ questa la sorte dell’umane genti?
Is this that world? These ¶ the delights, the love, the works, the events, ¶ which for so long we discussed? ¶ is this the fate of mankind?

1828, Giacomo Leopardi, A Silvia (Alessandro Donati, Giacomo Leopardi - Canti, Laterza (1917), p. 81 vv. 56-59)


in cinque minuti

(idiomatic) in a short time; after a brief delay


a.C.

abbreviation of avanti Cristo (“before Christ”): BC


in extremis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in extrēmīs (literally “in extremes”).

ubor

È comunque il presidente in carica che deve fare una rimonta in extremis.

2020 September 27, Federico Rampini, “Stati Uniti, affondi, invettive, colpi da ko: così Trump e Biden preparano il duello tv che vale l'elezione [United States, attacks, invective, knockout blows: this is how Trump and Biden are preparing the TV duel that is worth the election]”, in la Repubblica:

However, it is the president in office who must make a comeback in extremis.


ammodo

Univerbation of a (“to”) + modo (“way, manner”)


appiombo

Univerbation of a + piombo, literally “according to the plumb line”; compare French aplomb.


nn

(Internet slang, text messaging, slang) abbreviation of non (“not”)


a dismisura

in excessive proportions, past what's expected or reasonable; excessively


invero

Si guardò intorno […] come se l'anticristo dovesse apparire da un momento all'altro, e io invero mi attendevo di scorgerlo.

1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 69:

He looked around as if the Antichrist would appear at any moment, and I really expected seeing it.


dov'

(sometimes before a vowel or an h) apocopic form of dove


anch'

(sometimes before a vowel) apocopic form of anche


com'

(sometimes before a vowel) apocopic form of come


nient'

(sometimes before a vowel) apocopic form of niente


quand'

(sometimes before a vowel or a mute h) apocopic form of quando


quant'

(sometimes before a vowel) apocopic form of quanto


neanch'

(sometimes before a vowel) apocopic form of neanche


hegelianamente

(philosophy) according to the theories of Hegel; in a Hegelian manner


oltralpe

in transalpine regions, but especially in France


in più

I cinesi hanno vinto 19 medaglie in più che nel 2004 ad Atene.

The Chinese won 19 medals more than in 2004 at Athens.


quantomeno

Literally, “as much as least”. Compare Spanish cuando menos


guari

From Frankish *waigaro (“much”), related to *waigr (“resistant”). Related to Middle High German weiger (“serious, grave, severe”). Cognate with French guère, Catalan gaire.


fideisticamente

From fideistico (“fideistic”) + -mente (“-ly”).


mai più

Una notte e forse mai più


efficacemente

From efficace (“effective; efficacious”) + -mente.


oziosamente

From ozioso (“idle; lazy, slothful; inactive”) + -mente.


da poco

Ellipsis of da poco tempo (literally “since little time”)


a poco a poco

tal mi fece la bestia sanza pace,
che, venendomi ’ncontro, a poco a poco
mi ripigneva là dove ’l sol tace.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 58–60; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

E'en such made me that beast withouten peace, which, coming on against me by degrees, thrust me back thither where the sun is silent.


d'improvviso

E d'improvviso quel silenzio fra noi / E quel tuo sguardo strano / Ti cade il fiore dalla bocca e poi / Oh no ferma ti prego la mano

1971, Lucio Battisti, Mogol, “La canzone del sole”:

suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, out of the blue


rettamente

From the Latin locution rēctā mente (literally “with a right, proper mind”). By surface analysis, retto (“right, just”) + -mente (“-ly”).


signorilmente

in a refined manner, elegantly, politely, in a gentlemanly or ladylike way


stupidamente

From stupido (“stupid”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix).


sbrigativamente

From sbrigativo (“quick, hasty”) + -mente.


contromano

against the flow of traffic; in the wrong direction


controsenso

pattinare controsenso


dattorno

d'attorno (alternative)
di torno (alternative)


d.C.

abbreviation of dopo Cristo (“after Christ”): AD (“anno Domini”)


immantinente

From Old French maintenant, from maintenir, cognate to mantenere (“keep, maintain”), both ultimately from Late Latin manūteneō (literally “to hold by hand”).

der

immantanente (alternative obsolete)
immantenente (alternative obsolete)


innocentemente

From innocente (“innocent”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


sfarzosamente

sumptuously, magnificently, richly, splendidly


giocoforza

dovete giocoforza andare via

tale azione ha provocato giocoforza alcuni ritardi

such action inevitably provoked some delays


grossomodo

Borrowed from Latin grossō modō (“approximately”). By surface analysis, grosso (“thick, rough”) + modo (“way”).


tra poco

soon, shortly, in a bit, in a little while


per inciso

Fu un grande poeta Gabriele D'Annunzio, il cui vero nome per inciso era Rapagnetta?

2003, Antonio Tabucchi, chapter XIII, in Sostiene Pereira: una testimonianza [Pereira Declares: A Testimony], Rome: La biblioteca di Repubblica, published 1994, →ISBN, page 82:

Gabriele D'Annunzio was a great poet, whose real name, by the way, was Rapagnetta?


di soppiatto

(idiomatic) stealthily, on the sly, furtively


di sottecchi

Severino guardò il maestro di sottecchi: "Ti interessi di erboristeria?"

1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Verso nona”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 75:

Severino glanced sidelong at the master: "Are you interested in herbal medicine?"


a menadito

perfectly, thoroughly, backwards, word for word


soverchio

From Vulgar Latin *superculum. Compare Sicilian superchiu.

soperchio (alternative obsolete)
superchio (alternative obsolete)


stase

Colloquial contraction of stasera, from 'sta (“this”, apheretic form of questa f sg) + sera (“evening”).

compound

Sei libero stase?


nottetempo

“Guglielmo,” stava dicendo, “erano sul punto di uccidermi, sai, ho dovuto fuggire nottetempo.”

1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno - Sesta”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 61:

"Guglielmo," he was saying, "they were about to kill me, you know, I had to flee at night."


a oltranza

"Il mio lavoro era intrattenerlo a oltranza, dal prestargli tutto il mio corpo durante un massaggio erotico o magari lasciare che mi salisse sulla schiena per cavalcarmi", afferma Roberts nel manoscritto.

2020 August 3, Enrico Franceschini, “Le perversioni del principe Andrea nelle carte desecretate del processo Epstein [Prince Andrea's perversions in the declassified papers of the Epstein trial]”, in la Repubblica:

"My job was to entertain him until the end, from lending him my whole body during an erotic massage or perhaps letting him get on my back to ride me", affirms Roberts in the manuscript.


ad oltranza

lottare ad oltranza


oltrefiume

beyond (or on the other side of) a river


tutt'altro

tutt'altro che stupido

non è brutto, tutt'altro!


eminentemente

a questo si limita, purtroppo, la capacità di analisi, in una società eminentemente utilitaristica

2009, Daniele Luttazzi, “Zombies a Montecitorio [Zombies in Montecitorio]”, in La guerra civile fredda [Cold Civil War], 2nd edition (paperback), Feltrinelli, →ISBN, page 145:

This is, unfortunately, what the capacity for analysis amounts to in an eminently utilitarian society


ante litteram

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ante litteram.

ubor

È una utopia «non solo sociale, ma scientifica e cosmica. Réstif è evoluzionista e lamarckiano ante litteram, ma con accenti fantastici»

1994, Massimo Baldini, La storia delle utopie, page 92:

Simbolo di questo nuovo approccio, non più immaginifico ma archeologico ante litteram, ai resti classici è proprio l'aggirarsi di Poggio Bracciolini tra le rovine dei monumenti, abbandonati tra le erbacce ed esposti alle spoliazioni, per “interrogarli”.

2013, Massimo Pazienti, Le guide di Roma tra medioevo e novecento: Dai mirabilia urbis ai baedeker, page 49:

E mettendo il racconto in bocca a un teppista ante litteram come Huck Finn, che a scoula ci va raramente e in ogni caso mai volentieri, opera un scempio (scientifico) della grammatica e della sintassi.

2005, Mark Twain (from the Introduction by translator Giuseppe Culicchia), Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn, page 3:


sottotono

la squadra ha giocato sottotono


alpinisticamente

with regard to mountaineering or alpinism


a quattr'occhi

Literally, “to four eyes”, in reference to the number of people. Compare French entre quatre yeux.

(idiomatic) in private (between two people)


anagraficamente

according to register office; according to one's date of birth


a squarciagola

Literally, “as if tearing one's throat”. See squarciare (“to rip, to tear”) and gola (“throat”).

Lui filava giù per un corridoio colossale, largo un chilometro, allagato di luce dorata, sganasciandosi dal ridere e gridando confessioni a squarciagola.

2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

He was rolling down a mighty corridor, a kilometre wide, full of glorious, golden light, roaring with laughter and shouting out confessions at the top of his voice.

at the top of one's lungs
at the top of one's lungs


in primis

Borrowed from Latin in prīmīs (literally “in firsts”).

bor+

first and foremost; first of all; primarily


rozzamente

rozzo (“rough, coarse”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial suffix)


per giunta

in addition, what is more, moreover, furthermore, into the bargain


per di più

what is more, moreover, furthermore, besides


sottomisura

(soccer) inside the goal area, near the net


or sono

Tre anni or sono comprammo questa casa.

It is (now) three years since we bought this house.

Ho trovato quasi più giovani e certo più belle le signore ch'io conobbi or sono dodici anni a Bologna.

The ladies I met twelve years ago in Bologna seemed to me almost younger and certainly more beautiful.


in parole povere

(manner) plainly; without art or subtlety; clearly; obviously; unquestionably


dulcis in fundo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dulcis in fundō (literally “sweet on the bottom”).


profumatamente

through the nose, a high price, handsomely


onomatopeicamente

in an onomatopoeic manner; onomatopoeically


spessissimo

superlative degree of spesso; very often


sub judice

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub iūdice (literally “under judge”).

under trial or being considered by a judge or court; sub judice


in quattro e quattr'otto

in less than no time
in less than no time

very quickly, in a flash, in less than no time


in un batter d'occhio

in the twinkling of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye

at the drop of a hat
at the drop of a hat

in the twinkling of an eye; at the drop of a hat


seduta stante

Literally, “remaining seated”, or more loosely translated as “without standing up”.

lit

Lessi sua lettera e risposi seduta stante

I've read your letter and responded immediately.


amministrativamente

→ Maltese: amministrattivament


ex novo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ex novō (literally “anew, from the beginning”).


dubbiosamente

doubtfully, dubiously, uncertainly, questionably


ipnoticamente

From ipnotica (“hypnotic”) + -mente (“-ally”, adverbial derivational suffix).


precipitevolmente

From precipitevole (“hasty, precipitous”) + -mente (“adverb-forming suffix”).


cosi'

(nonstandard) alternative spelling of così


giudizialmente

From giudiziale (“judicial”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


giudiziariamente

From giudiziario (“legal”, “judicial”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


svogliatamente

From svogliato (“lazy, idle, indolent”) + -mente.


alla spicciolata

in small groups; in dribs and drabs; few at a time


a monte

→ Romanian: amonte


a tutto spiano

like there's no tomorrow
like there's no tomorrow

at full blast; flat out; as hard as one can; like there's no tomorrow


di straforo

Cosí nella tragedia attica, sacra finora ai miti propriamente ellenici — diciamoli classici — , fa il suo ingresso, sia pure di straforo, I’elemento romanzesco, orientale, che poi, attraverso l’elegia, doveva dilagare in tutta la letteratura greca, sino a stemperarla, e, infine, a distruggerla.

1844, Felice Bellotti, Tragedie di Euripide, translation of original by Euripidus:


in poche parole

in few words, in brief, in short, in a nutshell


una tantum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ūna tantum (literally “one [time] only”).


vattelappesca

Contraction of vàttelo + a + pesca (“go fish!”).


uno di questi giorni

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a malapena

Univerbation of mala (“bad”) + pena. Emphasized form of appena.


di proposito

s’è messo a studiare di proposito


a proposito

vieni a proposito!

a proposito, hai spento l'auto?


in proposito

Chi sceglie in proposito?

in proposito alcuni sono meno scaltri


a tal proposito

speaking of this, in this connection, concerning this subject


a mo' di

I genitori della persona depressa, ad esempio, che avevano divorziato quando lei era bambina, l'avevano usata a mo' di pedina nei loro giochi perversi, come quando la persona depressa aveva avuto bisogno di ortodonzia e ciascun genitore aveva dichiarato ─ non senza ragione, aggiungeva sempre la persona depressa, viste le ambiguità medico-legali degli accordi di divorzio ─ che doveva essere l'altro a pagarne le spese.

2007, David Foster Wallace, “La persona depressa [The Depressed Person]”, in Ottavio Fatica, Giovanna Granato, transl., Brevi interviste con uomini schifosi [Brief Interviews with Hideous Men], Einaudi:

The depressed person's parents, for example, who had divorced when she was a child, had used her as a pawn in the sick games they played, as in when the depressed person had required orthodontics and each parent had claimed ─ not without some cause, the depressed person always inserted, given the medical-legal ambiguities of the divorce settlement ─ that the other should pay for it.


tra capo e collo

out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, unexpectedly


fra capo e collo

tra capo e collo
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all'istante

instantly, right away, immediately, forthwith


fino all'ultimo

L'ho bevuto tutto, fino all'ultima goccia.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fino, all', ultimo.


alla larga

Se ti tieni alla larga da gente come me, riesci a campare per altri cinquant'anni.

If you keep clear of people like me, you might stay alive for another fifty years.

using circumlocution; in a roundabout way


alla leggera

in vain (in a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion)


alla lettera

(idiomatic) to the letter, literally, verbatim


alla volta

Ahimè, che furia! Ahimè, che folla! Uno alla volta, per carità!

1816, Gioachino Rossini, Cesare Sterbini, “Largo al factotum”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:


a sorpresa

A sorpresa, Politico racconta che è poi approdata in finale pure la relativamente sconosciuta deputata della California Karen Bass, di 66 anni.

2020 July 28, Anna Lombardi, “Sei donne per Biden: Susan Rice tra le favorite per la carica di vicepresidente [Six women for Biden: Susan Rice among the favorites for the position of vice president]”, in la Repubblica:

Surprisingly, Politico reports that even the relatively unknown Californian congresswoman Karen Bass, 66 years old, has then reached the finals.


a tutt'oggi

A tutt'oggi non sapeva con certezza se la mamma fosse morta.

To this day he did not know with any certainty that his mother was dead.


di poco

slightly, just, by a small margin, by a little


per poco

almost, nearly, just, narrowly (followed by non)


di lì a poco

soon afterwards, shortly after, some time later


un po'

Truncation of un poco. Compare French un peu, Portuguese um pouco, and Spanish un poco.

mi sento un po' ammalato

a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat, sort of

resto a casa per un po' più a lungo

senti un po'

used to emphasize a command and make it less formal


catastalmente

in the land registry, at the land registry


quanto prima

Quanto prima tanto meglio.


al più presto

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a tempo

Norwegian Bokmål: a tempo

(music) return to normal tempo from a deviation (e.g. ritenuto, rallentando, accelerando, etc.)


dappoi

Univerbation of da (“from”) + poi (“then”).


a capo

at the beginning of a new paragraph or new line


omai

Or discendiamo omai a maggior pieta;
già ogne stella cade che saliva
quand'io mi mossi, e 'l troppo star si vieta

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VII”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 97–99; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

Let us now descend to a greater torment. Every star that was rising as I set out is now falling, and one cannot stay too long

(archaic, poetic) contraction of oggimai


primiero

Semi-learned borrowing from Old French premier (“first”), from Classical Latin prīmārius (“of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent”). Doublet of primaio and primario


a vista

→ Norwegian Bokmål: a vista


l'altro ieri

l'altrieri (alternative)
l'altr'ieri (alternative)


del resto

however, on the other hand, besides, anyway


d'altra parte

on the other hand, however, then again, but then


per il resto

otherwise, apart from that, for the rest


allo stesso tempo

at the same time, together, at once, simultaneously


in fondo

at the bottom; at the end; at the back; in the back

In fondo, siamo tutti sulla stessa barca.


nel giro di

Sarò arrivato da te nel giro di due ore.

I will arrive at your house within two hours.


per questo

for this reason; for that reason; for this; this is why


in linea teorica

theoretically, theoretically speaking, in theory


in linea di massima

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In linea di massima, che cosa siete disposti a fare?

In general terms, what are you prepared to do?


in linea di principio

Questo è vero in linea di principio ma difficile in pratica.

This is right in principle but difficult in practice.


in linea generale

generally speaking, generally, as a general rule


in generale

È un legame diretto con la Impact economy ovvero la teoria, sempre più diffusa, sulla necessità di investire per avere "un impatto sociale", migliorando la vita dei cittadini e più in generale del ceto medio.

2020 October 4, Maurizio Molinari, “I "green jobs" producono Pil ma anche equità ["Green jobs" produce GDP but also equity]”, in la Repubblica:

It is a direct link with the Impact economy, which is to say the theory, increasingly popular, on the necessity of investing to have "a social impact", improving the lives of citizens and more generally of the middle class.


a testa

Ai contribuenti inglesi la crisi finanziaria costa 5.000 euro a testa.

British taxpayers face £5k bill each due to financial crisis.


epicamente

From epico (“epic”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


equilibratamente

thoughtfully (after careful consideration)


oggimai

From oggi (“today”) + mai (“never”, “ever”).

Io non mori' e non rimasi vivo;
pensa oggimai per te, s'hai fior d'ingegno,
qual io divenni, d'uno e d'altro privo.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXIV”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 25–27; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

I did not die, and I did not remain alive; think for yourself now, if you have a bit of wisdom, what I became, deprived of both.

(obsolete, literary) by now, by this time, now, at this point, by then


in definitiva

to sum up, to summarize, ultimately, all things considered, when all is said and done


allotta

Univerbation of all' + otta, literally “at the hour, at the time”.

univerbation

argūmentandī ratiō dīlūcidior erit, cum et ad genus et ad exemplum causae statim poterit accommodārī.

c. 1260 [c. 85 BCE], “Tullio dice che davanti dicerà essempli in ciascuna maniera di constituzioni” (chapter 12), in Brunetto Latini, transl., La rettorica [Rhetorics], translation of Dē inventiōne by Marcus Tullius Cicerō (in Classical Latin), lines 24–26; republished as Francesco Maggini, editor, La rettorica di Brunetto Latini, Florence: Galletti e Cocci, 1915, page 83:

[…] because the reason of the argument will be clearer then, when the example can be adapted to the kind of cause as we proceed.

Come quando una grossa nebbia spira,
o quando l’emisperio nostro annotta,
par di lungi un molin che ’l vento gira,
veder mi parve un tal dificio allotta

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXIV”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 4–7; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

As when a thick fog wafts, or when our hemisphere is shrouded by night, [and] a windmill—moving the wind—appears in the distance, I then thought I saw a similar building

at the time, then (referring to the past)


appiè

normally, only used in the term appiè di


aleatoriamente

doubtfully, dubiously, uncertainly, unpredictably


sottolio

From sott- + olio. Literally, “under oil”.


gió

alternative form of giù (found in Gombitelli)


subdolamente

shiftily, deceitfully, underhand, under the counter


delittuosamente

From delittuoso (“criminal”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


giudiziosamente

From giudizioso (“judicious”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


perniciosamente

From pernicioso (“pernicious”, “causing harm”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


ex aequo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ex aequō (literally “from equal”).


fiduciosamente

From fiducioso (“trusting”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


vischiosamente

From vischioso (“viscous, sticky”) + -mente.


pretensiosamente

alternative form of pretenzioso (“pretentiously”)


rancorosamente

From rancoroso (“rancorous”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


annosamente

year after year, since a long time, for a long time, for ages


sonnacchiosamente

From sonnacchioso (“sleepy”, “drowsy”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverbial derivational suffix).


ingiuriosamente

From ingiurioso (“injurious, offensive”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


incazzosamente

(vulgar) bitchily, touchily, grouchily, grumpily


omertosamente

conspiracy of silence
conspiracy of silence

reticently because of a conspiracy of silence


farraginosamente

in a muddled or confused manner; confusedly


puntigliosamente

punctiliously, meticulously, accurately, carefully


perigliosamente

From periglio (“danger”), from Old Occitan perilh, from Latin perīculum. By surface analysis, perigliosa (“dangerous”) + -mente (“-ly”).

surf

(literary, archaic) alternative form of pericolosamente


fervorosamente

fervently, fervidly, passionately, ardently


perché mai

Perché mai dovrei pagare per un servizio che non utilizzo?

Why on earth would I pay for a service that I don't use?


a picco

desctree

→ Greek: απίκο (apíko), απίκου (apíkou)
→ Turkish: apiko
→ Laz: აპიკო (ap̌iǩo)


perché no

Imparare l'italiano: perché no?


indifferibilmente

without any postponement, without any delay


prevedibilmente

in a manner that can be expected; predictably


officiosamente

(dated) alternative form of ufficiosamente


inestinguibilmente

in an inextinguishable or unquenchable way


proravia

(nautical) in the direction of the bow; ahead


soprastante

From Latin superstantem. By surface analysis, sopra- + stante.


d'emblée

Borrowed from French d'emblée (literally “of a plundering”).


pro capite

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prō capite (literally “per head, for a head”).


giustificabilmente

From giustificabile (“justifiable”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


cmq

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of comunque (“anyway”)


ingiustificabilmente

From ingiustificabile (“unjustifiable”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).


stagionalmente

From stagional(e) (“seasonal”) + -mente (“-ly”, adverb-building suffix).


cosà

used only in the phrases così e cosà, né così né cosà, o così o cosà and così cosà


così e cosà

in this precise manner; just so, thus and so


ad unguem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad unguem.


tout court

Unadapted borrowing from French tout court.

I due colleghi Brian e Nelson sono d'accordo sulla posta in gioco: l'economia, la ripresa, il lavoro e la sicurezza del salario, ma anche la sicurezza tout court.

2020 September 13, Federico Rampini, “"Votiamo chi dà lavoro". Nelle fabbriche Usa con gli ultimi indecisi [We vote for who will give work". In US factories with the last undecided [voters]]”, in la Repubblica:

The two colleagues Brian and Nelson agree on the stakes: the economy, the recovery, work and wage security, but also security tout court.


automagicamente

From automagico + -mente (but probably from English).


confondibilmente

in a manner that may be confused or mistaken


lapalissianamente

From lapalissiana f sg (“obvious, self-evident, Lapalissian”) + -mente (“-ly”).


procacemente

From procace (“shameless; provocative”) + -mente (“-ly”)

suffix

(by extension) in a sexually provocative way


onninamente

(obsolete or literary) entirely, completely


ingiustificatamente

From ingiustificato (“unjustified”) + -mente (“-ly”).


inter nos

Unadapted borrowing from Latin inter nōs (“between us”). Cognate with French entre nous, English inter nos and Spanish entre nos.

ubor

in confidence, in private, between ourselves, inter nos


non affatto

“Sei stanco?” – “No, affatto!”


more uxorio

as husband and wife; in a manner similar to a common-law marriage


francescanamente

according to the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi


fulgidamente

brilliantly, brightly, resplendently, refulgently


financo

even though, even if, although, even, also


a braccio

Literally, “in a way relating to the arm”, since the arm is a very approximative unit of measure.

lit

parlare a braccio

to speak by improvising, without a written speech

(idiomatic) off the cuff, in an improvised, unprepared manner