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Fabrizzio Ulivieri   

Minivocabolario. 

Curvare “ to bend”

Curva  “a bend”

Curvare a sinistra  “to bend to the left”

Curvare a destra “to bend to the right”

Corsia “lane”

Corsia di accelerazione “slip road”

Corsia di decelerazione “exit road”

Parcheggiare in doppia fila " to double-park"

Dare precedenza “to give way (at intersections)”

Me ne frego! * “I don’t give a damn!”

Vaffanculo! * “ fuck you!”

Va’ a quel paese! * “go to hell!”

A li mortacci tua! * “ Fuck you!”

Lampeggianti ( o luci di emergenza )  “ hazard lights”

Bel Paese “A name that Italians use to indicate their country, in an ironic sense”

Avere una marcia in più "to be one up (on someone)"

Autostrada ** “motorway”

Superstrada ** "dual carriageway (GB) / freeway (US)"




 
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