How to Say "Chic" in Italian - How To Say Guide

chic

/ˈʃik/

The Italian word for chic is chic.

The word chic is used in Italian as a loanword from French. It describes a specific type of sophisticated, high-fashion elegance.

Meaning: elegant, stylish (adj)

How does it change in a sentence?

The adjective chic is invariable, meaning it does not change its ending to reflect gender or number.

/ˈʃik/

In Italian, while chic describes a look, the word sprezzatura describes the art of making that elegance look effortless and unplanned.
While you might use chic to describe high-fashion looks, using it at a local market might make you sound slightly pretentious. For a more grounded, timeless elegance, Italians prefer the word elegante.
The word chic is a linguistic rebel because it completely ignores Italian phonetic rules. Most foreign words are modified to sound Italian, but chic remains exactly as it appears in French.

Chiamano questo shabby chic.
They call this shabby chic.
This sentence demonstrates the use of chic within the phrase shabby chic.
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Quel vestito è molto elegante
That dress is very chic
La casa è arredata in modo raffinato
The house is decorated in a chic manner
La sua eleganza è davvero di classe
Her elegance is truly chic
Che vestito fico!
What a chic dress!
La borsa che indossa è molto trendy
The bag she's wearing is very chic
Ho appena comprato un paio di scarpe molto eleganti.
I just bought a pair of very chic shoes.
Il tuo nuovo ufficio è molto chic.
Your new office is very chic.
Indossa sempre un abito chic.
She always wears a chic dress.

Sofia and Lorenzo are looking at a hotel room.

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