Thursday, September 20, 2007

Goodbye and Good Luck!

Category: Greetings and Pleasantries

Italian Phrase: In bocca al lupo!

Translation:

Literal – In the mouth of the wolf!

Meaning – Break a leg! (Wishing someone luck)

Explanation: I found this phrase while flipping through my Italian phrase book a few weeks ago, and it just jumped out at me. I like the sentiment. When someone wishes you luck like this you should answer with Crepi!, which means Die!, to ward off bad luck. Anyway, I hadn’t thought about it for a while. But last night Joel and I were walking and he mentioned the phrase to me. My goal for the last day is to say this to someone, possibly Joel since he’s leaving first.

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