fighissimo
The English phrase "very cool" can be translated into Italian as fighissimo.
While the slang term figo can be used to mean 'cool' or 'awesome', fighissimo acts as a superlative to emphasize that something is exceptionally cool.
Which one should you use?
If you want to express that something is incredibly interesting and cool in a more formal context, you may use Estremamente interessante instead of the informal fighissimo.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
fighissimo is highly informal and is primarily used among friends or in casual settings. For formal situations, use Estremamente interessante.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word changes to match the gender and number of the noun it describes: use fighissimo for masculine singular, fighissima for feminine singular, fighissimi for masculine plural and fighissime for feminine plural.
Did you know?
- The root of fighissimo, the word figo, is originally a slang term for a specific anatomical part, making it much more vulgar in its history than the English 'cool'.
- While fighissimo is used to describe things, using the root word figo to describe a person can sometimes imply they are 'sexy' or 'hot' rather than just 'cool'.
- In certain regions of Italy, particularly in the South, you might hear people use fighissimo with a heavy irony to describe something that is actually quite bad or disappointing.
Examples in context
- La tua nuova macchina è molto bella!Your new car is very cool!
- La tua nuova acconciatura è proprio figa!Your new hairstyle is really cool!
- La festa sull'isola è stata spettacolare!The party on the island was very cool!
- Quel film è fighissimo.That movie is very cool.
- Il tuo nuovo telefono è fighissimo!Your new phone is very cool!
- Hai un taglio di capelli fighissimo.You have a very cool haircut.
Example conversation
Matteo and Giulia are looking at a new electric guitar in a music shop.
- MatteoGuarda questa chitarra, è fighissima!Look at this guitar, it is very cool!
- GiuliaSì, Matteo, è davvero bellissima.Yes, Matteo, it is really beautiful.
- MatteoIl colore è fighissimo, vero?The color is very cool, right?
- GiuliaAssolutamente, Giulia approva!Absolutely, Giulia approves!
