ACQUA

From the Latin AQUA = water

ACQUA pura, pure // dolce, sweet water (fresh water)// salata, salt water // limpida, clear // torbida, murky

ACQUA A CATINELLE, basin/washbowls of waters, for when it’s raining profusely 

L’ACQUA VIENE A DIROTTO, another way to say that the rain is pouring

PRENDERE L’ACQUA, ieri ho preso l’acqua mentre andavo a lavoro, I got water// I got rain while I was going to work 

CIELO A PECORELLE, ACQUA A CATINELLE, If the clouds in the sky look like a lot of sheep, then is gonna pour rain

AVERE L’ ACQUOLINA IN BOCCA, to have a watery mouth

FRIGGERE CON L’ACQUA, QUI NON SI FRIGGE CON L’ACQUA, We don’ t fry with water, meaning we do things the right way and with class

LASCIAR CORRERE L’ACQUA, to let the water run, to let it go

ESSERE CON L’ACQUA ALLA GOLA, to have the water up until your throat, to run out of time 

TIRARE L’ACQUA AL PROPRIO MULINO, to bring water to your mill, to act out of convenience 

ACQUA CHETA, literally a silent water. It’s said about people who seems silent and inoffensive, but they’re actually the ones which destroy the bridges