How to Say “Lust for Life” in Italian

brama di vivere
/ˈbra.ma di ˈvi.ve.re/word by word
The Italian phrase for 'lust for life' is brama di vivere.
brama di vivere describes a strong and passionate desire to live and to experience everything that life has to offer.

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /ˈbra.ma di ˈvi.ve.re/. It has 5 syllables, and the stress is on the first syllable.

Did you know?

  • While 'lust' in English often carries a sexual connotation, brama in Italian is more frequently used to describe an intense, driving hunger for abstract concepts like power, freedom, or, in this case, life.
  • The word vivere comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷíh₃weti, making it a very distant relative of the English word 'quick' in its archaic sense of 'alive'.
  • Italian speakers may use the phrase voglia di vivere for a general desire to live, but brama di vivere is reserved for a more visceral, almost desperate passion.

Examples in context

  • Se c'è qualcosa che mi contraddistingue, è sicuramente la mia passione per la vita.
    If there's something that distinguishes me, it's definitely my lust for life.
  • Sento un profondo desiderio di vivere intensamente ogni giorno.
    I feel a deep lust for life every day.
  • Ho sempre tanta voglia di vivere e scoprire nuove emozioni.
    I always have a lot of lust for life and a desire to discover new emotions.
  • Sono pieno di una grande passione per la vita e non voglio sprecare neanche un attimo.
    I'm filled with a great lust for life, and I don't want to waste a single moment.
  • La sua passione per la vita è contagiosa.
    Her lust for life is contagious.
  • Ammiro profondamente la tua passione per la vita.
    I deeply admire your lust for life.
  • Questa vacanza mi ha dato ancora più voglia di vivere!
    This vacation has given me even more lust for life!
  • La mia passione per la vita è ciò che mi spinge ad affrontare le sfide.
    My lust for life is what drives me to face challenges.
  • Sento una grande brama di vivere ogni momento.
    I feel a great lust for life in every moment.
  • Non ha mai perso la sua brama di vivere.
    He never lost his lust for life.

Example conversation

Matteo and Giulia are talking about their travels in a cafe.

  1. Matteo

    Hai una vera brama di vivere, Giulia.
    You have a true lust for life, Giulia.
  2. Giulia

    Grazie, Matteo, amo ogni nuova avventura.
    Thank you, Matteo, I love every new adventure.
  3. Matteo

    È proprio quello che rende la tua vita speciale.
    That is exactly what makes your life special.
  4. Giulia

    Spero di non dimenticarlo mai.
    I hope I never forget it.

Sources

  • IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (brama, di, vivere) and can differ in connected speech.
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