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Italian
Etymology
From fa + nulla, literally “does nothing”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fanˈnul.la/
- Rhymes: -ulla
- Hyphenation: fan‧nùl‧la
Noun
fannulla m (invariable)
- (archaic) good-for-nothing, idler, loafer
- Synonyms: fannullone, sfaticato, pigro, ozioso
1838, Achille Mauri, Letture di famiglia: opera compilata, page 192:Il vicinato faceva già malauguri di lui, e i vecchi del paese gli susurravano pur di spesso all'orecchio che l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi; ma quei consigli erano proprio per quel fanulla veri susurri e nulla più.- The neighbourhood/neighborhood already thought ill of him, and the elderly in town often whispered into his ear that sloth is the father of all vices. But such advice, for that idler, was truly nothing more than whispers.
1859, Giacomo Margotti, Le vittorie della Chiesa ne' primi anni del pontificato di Pio Nono, page 276:Che i preti non pagano l'imposta, ciò che crea una classe immensa di fannulla, che è sostenuta dalla parte veramente laboriosa della populazione; […]- That the priests don't pay taxes, which creates an immense class of idlers, supported by the working part of the population;
1861, Filippo Perfetti, Delle nuove condizioni del papato, Firenze, page 26:L'arcano (come direbbe Fra Paolo) del governo papale è stato sempre di fare gli uomini servidori, e i servidori fannulla.- The secret (as Fra Paolo would say) of the Papal government has always been to turn men into servants, and servants into loafers.
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