i vizi capitali: lussorioso
Today’s Parola del Giorno continues our theme on the deadly sins with the adjective lussorioso, which means lustful. This noun that goes with today’s word is the sin la lussuria, which means lust.
Sin (noun) | Italian translation | Sin (adjective) | Italian translation |
lust | la lussuria | lustful | lussorioso |
gluttony | la gola | glutunous | goloso |
greed | l’avarizia | greedy | avido |
sloth | l’accidia | slothful | accidioso |
wrath | l’ira | wrathful
quick-tempered |
iroso |
envy | l’invidia | jealous | invidioso/geloso |
pride | la superbia | proud, arrogant | superbo |
See the adjective used below:
[audio:https://paroladelgiorno.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lussurioso.mp3|titles=lussurioso]Alcuni affreschi di Pompei raffigurano scene molto lussoriose. Secondo gli studiosi, rappresentano le pratiche sessuali che le prostitute dell’epoca offrivano in cambio di denaro.
Some Pompei frescoes show many lustful scenes. According to researchers, they represent sexual practices prostitutes of the time would offer in exchange for money.