When we learn the basic ½ûÂþÌìÌà weather expressions, such as ‘fa freddo / caldo’ (it’s cold / hot) and c’è il sole / la pioggia / la nebbia (it’s sunny / raining / foggy) we can discuss the weather with ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs.
However, it’s always great to know how to use idiomatic expressions such as those in English: ‘It’s boiling hot’ or ‘it’s freezing cold’.
Some idioms relating to weather in ½ûÂþÌìÌà are:
Fa un freddo cane - It’s freezing cold
Fa un caldo / freddo da morire - It’s boiling hot / It’s freezing cold
Piove a cantinelle - It’s bucketing it down / It’s raining cats and dogs
Piove a dirotto - It’s tipping it down
C’è un sole che spacca le pietre - The sun is blazing hot
Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera. Rosso di mattina mal tempo si avvicina - Red sky at night, shepherds delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
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Alesha Keene is an Oxford graduate of ½ûÂþÌìÌà who is now back in London after years spent living and working in Rome as a language teacher and PR consultant. Alesha is CEO and ½ûÂþÌìÌà teacher at Alesha’s ½ûÂþÌìÌà Masterclass, which runs ½ûÂþÌìÌà immersion courses at authentic ½ûÂþÌìÌà cafe AltaMarea in Borough Market (London Bridge). You can contact her at italianmasterclass@hotmail.com or through or . Her website it www.italianmasterclass.co.uk.
