Re: Il Colpo In Italian Dubbed Mp4
Bok Mull
Colpo di fulmine means love at first sight! But it literally means a lightning strike. So it's like you were struck by love! It's as if love struck you unexpectedly and even as powerfully as a lightning bolt would.
No, the Sicilian thunderbolt is not a real phenomenon. It is an expression used to describe being struck by love at first sight It is meant to invoke the feeling of being so taken by someone that your world is turned upside down and you feel an instantaneous connection. While there won't be a literal bolt of lightning coming out of the sky to signify this moment, the concept behind it can still be felt.
It is real! We had an instant attraction to each other even as kids. We just really liked each other from the moment we met. Many years later, our first kiss gave both of us such a jolt of electricity that it was like an electric shock. It is as if your soul recognizes or remembers the other person's soul. It has always been so. This is your destiny. You were meant to be with them, and nothing else matters.
I worked in the Middle East, and still do, and we began to exchange emails and talked of dreams, philosophies, our histories and our own lives. I eventually told her how I felt, but that is another long tale in itself...
She sent me a link to this late last night as I slept; we're currently separated by geography as I languish in Iraq and she in the United Kingdom, and further kept apart by the travel restrictions of the coronavirus panic. But this is for her, to remind her how much she means to me, has always meant to me, and how she is the fulfilment to my life.
Hello Jared, Thank you so much for answering my request to share a "colpo di fulmine" love story. I wasn't sure if I should leave a reply here to you, as this is a love letter to Rachel. But my mom said I must write you back, that this is my blog and I should write a quick note to acknowledge it (I have to listen to mom!).
It was refreshing to read something so lovely when there is so much hurt happening now in the world. It is a true love story that continues on and and I wish for you and Rachel to be reunited very soon in the UK. Stay safe and wishing you and Rachel all the best! Lora
I'm not sure that this would count, but I think it does... When I was 17, a cute 14 year old girl started talking to me while I was in the pro shop of the hockey rink I was working at. She started coming to skate when I was on the ice for open skating and kept talking to me more and more. I knew she had a little crush on me, but even though she was cute I felt she was a little too young just yet as I was going to be heading to college soon and she was still in jr high. I never did anything to pursue her or even acknowledge her crush, but I knew I had to keep my eye on her when she was a little older. We kept in touch and remained friends and even worked together for a couple years, working for the city parks in the summers during and right after college. She seemed to always have a boyfriend when I would see her so interest was never expressed by either of us thru the years. Then life kept happening and eventually we both got married to other people and had kids... Almost the exact same ages and both had 2 boys and a girl. Years would pass with a random meeting somewhere like at a grocery store and feelings would rush back. First my marriage ended, then hers was ending when I ran into her at a bar one night and I walked her out to her car and we kissed for the first time. I asked her the next day if I needed to apologize and got a very adamant no. So I was pleased with that, but we didn't discuss it after that. 3 years passed until I asked her to meet for a drink at the same bar. To my chagrin, she showed up with a friend of hers who I was also friends with. It didn't matter, though... No one else was in that bar except for the two of us for the rest of the night. When I walked her to her car this time, I didn't even have to ask if I could kiss her. We both knew and, finally, the timing was right for both of us. We kissed passionately for a few minutes until the friend got a little impatient. We started texting that night and haven't stopped. All day, every day. Then video chats... I live 6 hours away so that's all we had until I could make it back to town. Took a month, but I got there... The I love yous were officially said by each of us for the first time with in a minute or two after arriving at her house. It's been intense, it's a been long time coming, and it's been the most beautiful relationship either of us have been in... It's unbelievable. To think it took 30 years to get from there to where we're at now is amazing and we're never going to forget that. So, the thunderbolt was either really slow or it just waited for the right time, but that second time at the bar with her was when it hit
It definitely is a very real and beyond amazing feeling. It happened to my lovely and beautiful wife Carolyn and I not long after we first met. We felt an instant connection as if we had known each other all of our lives and our feelings had only intensified from that moment on. One night, we both felt the lightning bolt of love strike our souls and knew that we definitely are soulmates and our love is meant to last forever. We had never felt nor experienced anything like that so we knew that it was very special and profound and it literally hurt us to be apart from each other. Three and a half years later, we're happily married, very much in love, and share a very loving and happy home and life together. We treasure every moment we get to spend together and inspire and motivate each other to be even better people every day. We thank God for each other every time we pray and we always show each other how much we love and appreciate each other and put each other first.
Yes it's real. My friend introduced me to K Manns. I didn't want to shake his hand...but as soon as I did I could not see for a couple of seconds. I felt a jolt from my head down to my feet. I was in Love with him like magic. This was before cell phones. Geography and other things kept us apart. But I know we will reunite. I wait.
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As a native Italian speaker, I've never encountered the expression "colpo di caff espresso" (please notice the Italian word is "caff", with a double "f"). In general, we do not even specify "espresso" and simply say "un caff" ("espresso" is implied, and we have to specify only if we do not want an espresso). For what concerns the "shot", we use that term (in English) in reference to super alcoholic drinks but not for coffee. In conclusion, I'd translate "shot of espresso" with "caff ristretto"
While I agree the word "caffettino" (as suggested by @ZabZonk) is informal, I'd say it is used as term of endearment rather than as diminutive and it suggests the idea of "well deserved" and/or "enjoyable" rather than "small".
The first experience I had with the Italian fear of wind came after a gym workout with the host mom for whom I was au pairing. We both took showers, and she emerged with her hair dry. I knew we were tight for time, but I had a case of grease-head so I had done a thorough wash. I'm accustomed to walking outside while my hair air-dries, so I grabbed my stuff and met my mamma at the door. She looked at my wet hair with a horrified face. "Go blow-dry your hair, the wind will make you sick!" So I did. I've since come to recognize neck scarves in hot July and closed air vents as signs of fear for the colpo d'aria. Literally translated, colpo d'aria means a "whack of air." Culturally translated, it is the movement of air that causes a myriad of sicknesses in Italy and other European countries. When I was working in Tuscany last summer, one of my European co-leaders, and dear friend, woke up one morning unable to move her neck. Stiff as a brick. It was severe enough that she took a train to Florence to see a doctor. The cause, he said? You guessed it: colpo d'aria! Everyone was sure. Stretch, massage and stay out of the wind!
Coming from a Missouri upbringing where we ran ceiling fans and air conditioning from June to September, this colpo d'aria pill was tough for me to swallow. You can imagine, however, that if you believe the wind causes immobile necks, the flu and colds, you're going to feel strongly about protecting yourself against it. As all Backroads leaders passing through Tuscany live together, a relentless battle began between those who believed in the colpo d'aria and those who were well adapted to an air-conditioned life. Let me just say that Tuscany is HOT in the summer. The sun sizzles, and we regularly experience temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In true Italian style, our Backroads leader apartments in Tuscany do not have air conditioning. Instead, they are well-equipped with floor fans from the local hardware store. I couldn't get enough air; I tried to point the fan directly at my face during the night. This worked perfectly when I had a European roommate who wanted nothing to do with the wind. However, when we shared a fan-less hotel room during a trip, decisions about air conditioning became complicated. I am a hot-blooded human being. I start sweating in May and don't stop until October. It's a testament to the fervor with which my co-leaders believe in the evils of wind that I adapted to sleeping in warm rooms.
By the end of the season, I found myself preferring fresh air over air conditioning, and (HEAVEN FORBID!) even felt a little off when too much air was blowing in my face. Don't get me wrong, I still love the fan on full blast when it hits July and August, but I don't mind going native and clicking off the A.C. I can't help but smile every time I hop into the driver's seat of one of our vans and see all the air vents pointed as far away as possible. I love my European co-leaders, and will continue to be entertained (and hopefully not attacked) by the colpo d'aria.
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