REGIONALISMO PT2

La credenza – belief

Il destino – destiny

Il detto, il motto – saying

Il fato – fate

La favola – fable

La fiaba – fairy tale

L’influsso – influence

L’invidia – envy

La morale – moral

Il proverbio – proverb

Provocare – to provoke

La saggezza – wisdom

Il talismano – amulet, charm

Aggirarsi – to wander about

Apparire – to appear

Il/la cartomante – tarot card reader

La casa stregata – haunted house

Il/la chiromante – palm reader

Il fantasma/credere nei fantasmi – ghost/to believe in ghosts

La fattura – spell

L’indovino (a) – fortuneteller

Irreale – imaginary

Leggere le carte – to read one’s cards

Il mago/la maga – magician, wizard

Lo spirito – spirit

I tarocchi – tarot cards

Fare le corna – a typical Italian hand gesture to ward off evil influences and bad luck

Malefico(a) – harmful, evil

Il malocchio/la iettatura – evil eye

Portare bene/portare fortuna – to bring good luck

Portare male/portare sfortuna – to bring bad luck

Il rituale – ritual

Lo scongiuro – gestures to ward off evil influences and bad luck

Toccare ferro – to touch iron (for good luck; to ward off evil influences)