Italian

The Italian word for sandal is sandalo. sandalo refers to a type of footwear.

The English word onyx is translated into Italian as onice. onice refers to a banded variety of chalcedony.

The English phrase ‘pen pal’ is translated into Italian as amico di penna. amico di penna refers to a friend with whom one communicates using letters.

The English phrase “what is wrong with you” is translated into Italian as che cosa hai.

The English phrase ‘spring chicken’ can be translated into Italian as pollo novello. This phrase refers to a young person.

The name of the letter J in Italian is i lunga. The letter J is not part of the standard Italian alphabet.

The English word for caramel is caramello in Italian.

In Italian, the word for lean is magro. magro is used to describe someone or something that is slim or lacks flesh.

The Italian phrase for ‘excuse me politely’ is mi scusi.

The English phrase ‘thrown out’ is translated into Italian as buttato via.