Bussata, Giueee!, Tono, Ringambone

Bussata, Giueee!, Tono, Ringambone

Bussata: Downpour. Example: ‘Eccoci! Guarda che nero, ora tu vedrai che si piglia una bussata d'acqua!' (‘Here we go! Look how dark it is; we're going to have a downpour!')   Gìueee!: Exclamation used to express alarm. Example: ‘Gìueeee! E cascano

bookmark
Thu 20 May 2010 12:00 AM

Bussata: Downpour.

Example: ‘Eccoci! Guarda che nero, ora tu vedrai che si piglia una bussata d’acqua!’ (‘Here we go! Look how dark it is; we’re going to have a downpour!’)

 

Gìueee!: Exclamation used to express alarm.

Example: ‘Gìueeee! E cascano tutte le scatole, attento!’ (‘Oooh! The boxes are all falling down; be careful!’)

 

Tòno: Thunder.

Example: ‘Gìueee, senti come tona!’ (‘Oooh! Listen to that thunder!’)

 

Ringambone: Person who backs out at the last minute. A flake.

Example:  ‘Allora tù sei un ringambone, t’avevi detto che venivi con noi!’ (‘You’re such a flake, you said you were coming with us!!’)

Related articles

NEWS

A useful guide to the June 2024 elections in Florence

Advice on how to vote and a guide of the mayoral candidates

NEWS

Antinori partly finances Ponte Vecchio restoration

Work to begin in the autumn and continue until 2026.

NEWS

Public transport in Florence and Tuscany becomes contactless

Visa cardholders can ride for free from April 10 to May 5, 2024.

LIGHT MODE
DARK MODE