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by: henh...@gmail.com - Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:46 UTC

A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
mean in real English?

- il golf (piece of garment)
- il jolly

- il montgomery
- il pullman
- il rider
- lo spending
- lo spot (TV)
- il ticket

- il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in "father")

(i only have guesses for the first two.)

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by: Stephen Perry - Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:04 UTC

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:47:00 AM UTC-4, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
> mean in real English?
>
> - il golf (piece of garment)

> - il jolly

joker?

>
> - il montgomery

a duffle coat

> - il pullman

bus

> - il rider
> - lo spending
> - lo spot (TV)
> - il ticket

> - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in "father")

toilet?

>
> (i only have guesses for the first two.)

mine are all guesses

swp

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:14 UTC

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:04:15 PM UTC-7, Stephen Perry wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:47:00 AM UTC-4, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> > A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
> > mean in real English?
> >
> > - il golf (piece of garment)
> ?
>
> > - il jolly
>
> joker?
>
> >
> > - il montgomery
>
> a duffle coat
>
> > - il pullman
>
> bus
> > - il rider
> > - lo spending
> > - lo spot (TV)
> > - il ticket
> ?
> > - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in "father")
> toilet?
> >
> > (i only have guesses for the first two.)
> mine are all guesses
>
> swp

https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/rider

https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/pullman

lo spending ---------------

Sol: digitalizza lo spending con Soldo e…
di Laura Magna ♦︎ Soldo 2/ Il servizio della scale up di Carlo Gualandri consente ai collaboratori della storica industria chimica guidata da Aldo Fumagalli Romario di avere un unico strumento di pagamento per rifornirsi da ogni fornitore. I vantaggi? Flessibilità d’uso e risparmio di lavoro a basso valore. Ad oggi la partnership governa 4 società e 350 carte attive, ma l’obiettivo è ampliare il parterre di utenti. Ne parliamo con Giulio Fumagalli Romario e Massimo Naselli

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:17 UTC

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 2:14:41 AM UTC-7, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:04:15 PM UTC-7, Stephen Perry wrote:
> > On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:47:00 AM UTC-4, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
> > > mean in real English?
> > >
> > > - il golf (piece of garment)
> > ?
> >
> > > - il jolly
> >
> > joker?
> >
> > >
> > > - il montgomery
> >
> > a duffle coat
> >
> > > - il pullman
> >
> > bus
> > > - il rider
> > > - lo spending
> > > - lo spot (TV)
> > > - il ticket
> > ?
> > > - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in "father")
> > toilet?
> > >
> > > (i only have guesses for the first two.)
> > mine are all guesses
> >
> > swp
> https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/rider
>
>
> https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/pullman
>
>
> lo spending ---------------
>
> Sol: digitalizza lo spending con Soldo e…
> di Laura Magna ♦︎ Soldo 2/ Il servizio della scale up di Carlo Gualandri consente ai collaboratori della storica industria chimica guidata da Aldo Fumagalli Romario di avere un unico strumento di pagamento per rifornirsi da ogni fornitore. I vantaggi? Flessibilità d’uso e risparmio di lavoro a basso valore. Ad oggi la partnership governa 4 società e 350 carte attive, ma l’obiettivo è ampliare il parterre di utenti. Ne parliamo con Giulio Fumagalli Romario e Massimo Naselli

https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/rider
il rider

1. (sport) colui che si cimenta in uno sport equestre, cavaliere
2. (commercio) lavoratore che effettua consegne a domicilio spostandosi su cicli o motocicli, ciclofattorino

1. ( sport ) one who engages in an equestrian sport, rider (horseman)
2. ( trade ) a worker who makes (home?) deliveries moving on bicycles or motorcycles, -- bicycle delivery boy

------------- there was a movie about these guys.

Premium Rush ------- The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, and Jamie Chung. It follows a [bicycle messenger] chased around New York City by a corrupt police officer who wants an envelope the messenger has.

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by: G - Sat, 15 Apr 2023 10:15 UTC

henh...@gmail.com <henhanna@gmail.com> wrote:
> A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
> mean in real English?
>
> - il golf (piece of garment)
> - il jolly
>
> - il montgomery
> - il pullman
> - il rider
> - lo spending
> - lo spot (TV)
> - il ticket
>
> - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in
> "father")
>
> (i only have guesses for the first two.)

I am italian so I know all of them... and I can add a few.

- il box
- lo smoking
- il mister (sometimes)
- il basket

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:53 UTC

On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 3:15:33 AM UTC-7, G wrote:
> henh...@gmail.com <henh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
> > mean in real English?
> >
> > - il golf (piece of garment)
> > - il jolly
> >
> > - il montgomery
> > - il pullman
> > - il rider
> > - lo spending
> > - lo spot (TV)
> > - il ticket
> >
> > - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in
> > "father")
> >
> > (i only have guesses for the first two.)
> I am italian so I know all of them... and I can add a few.
>
> - il box
> - lo smoking
> - il mister (sometimes)
> - il basket
>
> G

thanks!!!

il mister mi ha fatto entrare in campo solo alla fine del secondo tempo.

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by: G - Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:58 UTC

henh...@gmail.com <henhanna@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 3:15:33 AM UTC-7, G wrote:
>> henh...@gmail.com <henh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > A short quiz for native English speakers: What do these "Italian" words
>> > mean in real English?
>> >
>> > - il golf (piece of garment)
>> > - il jolly
>> >
>> > - il montgomery
>> > - il pullman
>> > - il rider
>> > - lo spending
>> > - lo spot (TV)
>> > - il ticket
>> >
>> > - il water (pronounced "vater" with "v" as in "vase" and "a" almost like in
>> > "father")
>> >
>> > (i only have guesses for the first two.)
>> I am italian so I know all of them... and I can add a few.
>>
>> - il box
>> - lo smoking
>> - il mister (sometimes)
>> - il basket
>>
>> G
>
> thanks!!!
>
> il mister mi ha fatto entrare in campo solo alla fine del secondo tempo.

Perfect!

Subject	Author
What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	henh...@gmail.com
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	Stephen Perry
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	henh...@gmail.com
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	henh...@gmail.com
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	G
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	henh...@gmail.com
Re: What do these "Italian" words mean in real English?	G