Episode 6: ARIA

ARIA from the greek AER = AIR. L’ ARIA can be fine (thin) // leggera (light) // grave, pesante (heavy) // calda o fredda // tiepida (warm) or gelata (freezing)È BELLO MANGIARE ALL’ ARIA APERTA , It’s great to eat open air, outsideODDIO, QUI MANCA L’ARIA, Oh God, the air is missing here! There’s no airorNON C’È UN FILO D’ARIA , there’s not even a strand of airCHIUDI LA PORTA, C’È CORRENTE D’ARIA , close the door, there’s a current, stream of air comingPRENDERE UNA BOCCATA D’ ARIA , literally to go get a mouthful of air, meaning go outside so you can refresh your spirit, your lungs, your bodyORA D’ARIA it’s the “free” time inmates have in jail, VENDERE L’ ARIA FRITTA, which means to sell fried air, that is, nothing, referring to somebody who’s deceiving you MA VAAA! LEI VENDE ARIA FRITTA, LO SO! Come on!! She sells fried air, I know!NON È ARIA, ‘that’s not the right moment’  LASCIA STARE MICHELE, NON È ARIA OGGI , don’t bother Michele, it’s not a good moment, it’s not the caseDARSI DELLE ARIE, to brag about something, to be full of yourselfNON SOPPORTO CHIARA PERCHÉ SI DÀ SEMPRE DELLE ARIE, I can’t stand Chiara because she’s always full of herselfMANDARE ALL’ ARIA , to f… up, to screw up, literally to send in the airFARE CASTELLI IN ARIA, to fantasize about things, to create things in your head that don’t really existGUARDARE PER ARIA , referring to people who always look up  PAROLE CAMPATE IN ARIA!, words that have no foundation and probably no futureAVERE UN’ ARIA (assente, di superiorità, benigna, semplice), referring to the expression of the face, the aura etc