Italian Proverb:

Il Detto della settimana:

“A goccia a goccia si scava la roccia.”

drop of water


Ecco il detto di questa settimana:  {Here’s this week’s saying.}

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“A goccia a goccia si scava la roccia.”

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Listen to pronunciation:

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Translation: Drop by drop, rock is eroded.

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Spiegazione (Explanation, a translation follows):
Questo detto italiano è una metafora: L’acqua, che è una sostanza “molle” non può intaccare la pietra che invece è dura e resistente. Ma cadendo goccia dopo goccia, l’acqua riesce, nel tempo, a scavarla!

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Il senso del proverbio è che con la perseveranza si ottengono risultati all’inizio inimmaginabili.

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Un altro modo di dire questo è che con la costanza, indipendentemente dagli ostacoli, si cambiano le cose.

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rock eroded by water

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Translation:

This Italian saying is a metaphor: Water, which is a “soft” substance, cannot nick rock, which instead is hard and resists. But falling drop after drop, water, in time, succeeds in eroding it!

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The sense of the proverb is that with perseverance we can achieve results that at the beginning are unimaginable.

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Another way to say this is that with steadfastness, regardless of obstacles, things can be changed.

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This saying comes from the Latin proverb “Gutta cavat lapidem”, (“Drop erodes stone”).

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I challenge you to memorize this week’s phrase. Take me up on this, and treat yourself to a sense of accomplishment!

With perseverance, everything is possible!

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Do you have any favorite Italian proverbs you’d like to share?

I’d love to hear them — leave a comment below!

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2 Responses to Italian Proverb:

Il Detto della settimana:

“A goccia a goccia si scava la roccia.”

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