Some linguists actually believe that the term ‘French kiss’ arose from a misunderstanding by British and American soldiers during the Second World War who began to refer to the Florentine kiss as French, while others argue there’s a difference between the two types of kiss, with the French variety being more passionate. There’s a good fact to impress your date with.
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READ ALSO: Here’s how to do the Italian cheek kissįrench kissing is referred to either as ‘ baciare alla francese‘ or ‘ baciare alla fiorentina‘ (to kiss the Florentine way) - in fact, the latter variant has been recorded as early as the 17th century, when it appeared in an Italian erotic novel.
‘ Sbaciucchiarsi‘ is derived from ‘ baciare‘ and might be rendered in English as ‘smooch’ or perhaps ‘snog’ it implies lots of repeated, romantic kisses.Ī couple kiss in Milan. But if you want to get more descriptive, Italian has a rich vocabulary for talking about kisses. The verb ‘ baciare‘ means ‘to kiss’ and is related to the noun ‘ un bacio‘ (a kiss). Spooning’ uses the same imagery in Italian as in English: ‘ fare il cucchaio‘ (literally ‘to do the spoon’). ‘ Andare a braccetto‘ is to walk arm in arm ‘ abbraciare‘ is ‘to hug’, also used in the platonic sense ‘ accarezzare‘ means ‘to caress’ ‘ palpeggiare‘ is ‘to fondle’ and ‘ coccolare‘ is ‘to cuddle’. If the date goes well, you might find yourself engaging in any one of the following. READ ALSO: Ten of the corniest Italian chat-up lines
Some other useful dating vocabulary to have up your sleeve: ‘ un appuntamento al buio‘, literally ‘date in the dark’ is the Italian term for a blind date ‘ pagare alla romana‘ (to pay the Roman way) is to split the bill equally, and ‘ bidonare‘ or ‘ dare buca a qualcuno‘ is ‘to stand someone up’.Īnd if you’re feeling like a spare part on someone else’s date, you might need the phrase ‘ essere l’ultima ruota del carro‘ (to be the last wheel of the cart) or ‘ reggere la candela‘ (to hold the candle) which both refer to being the third wheel. A couple kiss in front of Rome’s Colosseum on Valentine’s Day 2017.
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