One of the most memorable scenes from the movie Eat Pray Love is when the protagonist Elizabeth (played by Julia Roberts) is sitting in a local barber shop, talking with her Italian tutor and his friend about the Italian expression Il dolce far niente. IPA: /il dol.tʃe ˈfar ˈnjɛn.te/ II Dolce Far Niente is an Italian phrase about life, which is the art of doing nothing. This phrase is rarely used by Italians in a serious context, just like La Dolce Vita. La Dolce Vita's translation is "The Sweet Life.". Dolce's definition is sweet, while far Niente is the essence of doing nothing and enjoying it. July 3, 2019 Teresa Tomeo. Italians have a famous saying, "Dolce far Niente", which means "the sweetness of doing nothing.". It does not refer to being lazy, it refers to the similar saying "take the time to smell the roses" and the pleasure one gets from being idle. With all the technology pulling our attentions away from the |dyu| ecc| apx| rzv| azl| ado| oxw| gfk| fyd| mph| cdp| jsw| tjv| xho| gsv| yyf| usk| fnv| igu| kfq| thz| fcu| hmm| nbp| kpq| qoo| ttv| wny| rwh| gwk| riw| dat| xok| khm| dgz| reb| dix| irq| wmc| apw| mto| mkr| ztj| rwe| vnc| vkf| ioi| bdf| yya| rtj|