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Italiano lezione lingua 101 – Brutto in Italiano means ‘ugly’ (see translation here).  Some examples of the the use of this word is when the weather is harsh (raining/very cold) or (as we heard at the Fiorentina vs Napoli soccer) when someone from the opposition is taking a corner kick…the crowd is chanting ‘Brutto, Brutto, Brutto‘!

Another example Grace found was the ceramic statue of a ‘man’ in a shop at the end of our strada (street) – see pictures below.  The statue of the lady in period dress looks wonderful, however, as for the ‘man’…I would hate to meet him at a bar on a Friday night!

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Firenze è bella!

The city has so much to see, from the unparalleled collection of historic buildings housing centuries-old works of art to the legendary Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) and the multicoloured Duomo. Occasionally we’ll collect our photos and let them do the talking…

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