our Italian teacher — il nostro insegnante di italiano
the Italians — gli italiani
can you speak Italian? — parli italiano?
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Ital·ian — /ıˈtæljən/ noun, pl ians 1 [count] 1 a : a person born, raised, or living in Italy 1 b : a person whose family is from Italy 2 [noncount] : the language of the Italians Italian adj … Useful english dictionary
Italian East Africa — Ital′ian East Af′rica n. geg a former Italian territory in E Africa, formed in 1936 by the merging of Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Ethiopia … From formal English to slang
Italian Somaliland — Ital′ian Soma′liland n. geg a former Italian colony in E Africa: now part of Somalia … From formal English to slang
italian — ital·ian … English syllables
Italian greyhound — Ital′ian grey′hound n. dch one of a breed of toy dogs resembling a miniature greyhound • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
Italian sonnet — Ital′ian son′net n. pro Petrarchan sonnet • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
Old Italian — Old′ Ital′ian n. peo the Italian language of the 10th to the 14th centuries … From formal English to slang
Women — Although obviously half of the population of Renaissance Eu rope was female, the role of women in the high culture, especially the Latin based academic culture and humanist movement of the period, was very limited, a generalization which is… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Milan — Principal city of the Lombard plain from late Roman times through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. In the 12th century, when the cities of northern Italy resisted the efforts of the German Holy Roman Emperors to establish control over the… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Petrarchism — A style of lyric poetry modelled on the poems of Petrarch and his Italian disciples, particularly on the love poetry of his Canzoniere / Book of Songs. Influenced by the late medieval Ital ian poetry of Dante and the dolce stil nuovo that… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Poliziano, Angelo — (born Angelo Ambrogini, 1454 1494) Ital ian humanist and poet, one of the most learned philologists and textual critics of the 15th century. By 1469 he had moved to Florence to attend the university and soon came under the protection of… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
