A list of 20 words by Prolagus.
- courtesan appears on 36 other lists and has 1 comment
- masseuse appears on 1 other list and has 1 comment
- professional appears on 11 other lists and has 1 comment
- street appears on 20 other lists and has 2 comments
- morals appears on 2 other lists and has 1 comment
- public appears on 15 other lists and has 4 comments
- easy appears on 17 other lists and has 3 comments
- entertaining appears on 5 other lists and has 1 comment
- enticer has 1 comment
- willing appears on 5 other lists and has 3 comments
- peripatetic appears on 214 other lists and has 8 comments
- cubist appears on 4 other lists and has 1 comment
- walker appears on 9 other lists and has 2 comments
- past appears on 21 other lists and has 2 comments
- squillo appears on 3 other lists and has 4 comments
- da poco has 1 comment
- buono has 1 comment
- uterine appears on 3 other lists and has 1 comment
- popular appears on 17 other lists and has 3 comments
- independent appears on 28 other lists and has 2 comments
elisheba i think "buona donna" only sounds derogatory in the euphemistic expression "figlio di buona donna" (literally, "son of a good woman"). otherwise it's unmarked Nov 12, 2008
reesetee Fascinating list. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus Excellent! Added. Jun 28, 2008
bilby What about buono?
Una buona donna is far worse than un buon uomo. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus "Professionista" is a person that is proficient in what he/she does. But there's something mischievous* in the feminine form, in Italian. By the way, I found more words for the list!
*I'm not sure about this word. Jun 14, 2008
pterodactyl I like the idea for this list, and I think it's fascinating to see the meanings translated from Italian.
I want to mention that in English (at least, the English of my idiolect), most of these words are innocuous. "Professional woman", for example -- in my mind, just means a woman with a profession (doctor, lawyer, or whatnot). Is this a clear difference between English and Italian?
Jun 14, 2008
Prolagus I hope wife is not a synonym for that! Jun 13, 2008
asativum Not quite on point, but ostensibly there is no equivalent to the word cuckold to describe a woman whose husband has been unfaithful. (Unless, I suppose, you count wife.) Jun 13, 2008
dontcry Handsome? Jun 13, 2008
kewpid May I also suggest hysterical. Jun 13, 2008
kewpid Clear and convincing evidence of the entrenched, systematic, and deliberate working of the patriarchy to tilt the public towards outright misogyny! It's time for an uprising! :P Jun 13, 2008