Thursday, June 09, 2011

Overheard

A father to his young daughter: “‘Amare’ vuol’ dire volere bene bene bene benissimo.”

My best attempt at translation: “‘Love’ means to like somebody veryveryverymuchthebest.”

(because “volere bene” (lit. “want well”) means love, but the parent/child/brother/sister/friend kind of love, and “amare” means amorous love).

We need more precise words in English.

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