English Translation
Her face was white.
Just checking: would volto work here?
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Ciao @morbrorper. How interesting; when I enter âIl suo volto eraâŚâ it gives me âHis face wasâŚâ but âla sua faccia era biancaâ seems to work.
Aspettiamo eh!
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âVisoâ, âvoltoâ or âfacciaâ could all be used here.
âFacciaâ also means the side of an object (or geometric solid) and when used for the face of a person, it may feel a bit rude, or at least very direct.
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Thanks so much @mike-lima. Iâve always wondered whether to use the one or the other. Iâll keep to viso or volto to be safe.
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@Floria7 it is not a big deal if you use âfacciaâ, but of the three words we discussed, it is the only one that can be used in an insult or negative connotation.
For example a âfaccia da schiaffiâ is a person with a face that ought to be slapped, an arrogant person or a smartass.
A âfaccia di bronzoâ is someone that can lie easily and without remorse, or someone that can get away by saying something outrageous.
âEssere presi a pesci in facciaâ means to be treated in an insulting manner.
On the other hand there are also neutral expression that require the use of âfacciaâ,
like âfaccia a facciaâ (face to face).
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Grazie. These faccia phrases are an eye-opener, and the âfaccia di bronzoâ will come in very useful;-)
Iâve just remembered we have a wet-fish phrase, for when something is good⌠Itâs âBetter than a slap in the face with a wet fish!â Nice one!
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[details=âEnglish Translationâ]Her face was white.[/details] Yes, love that fish in the face one. Spero che no ho una faccia da schiaffi! Another good one!
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Yes, that was hilariousâŚhadnât seen anything from those guys in ages. Didnât realize it was a competitive sport. I am headed straight to the fishmonger to get something to practice with.
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Donât know if it is feasible, but it struck me that that video might be a good choice for a new level up reward. Just a thoughtâŚ@Mike , referring to video above posted by sindaco
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Fish-slapping may have been a long Italian tradition, but of course the British were the ones making a competitive sport out of it! 
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What a great suggestion for @mike. Much as I love Kevin Bacon and Green-tie man, some Python would be meraviglioso! 
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Something new, might be nice to inject some fresh onesâŚand when Michael Palin pulls that big fish out, it is so silly, but it is hard to imagine anyone not laughing. Especially as an unexpected new video.
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