inconsueto

[mimitabby]

I just finished reading Il Gattopardo. As you can imagine, i have HUNDREDS of new vocabulary words like "inconsueto"
but i don't know if they are archaic or still in use.
This is one i like. If I use it while speaking to my cousins,
will they look at me like i'm nuts?

mimi

 

[Alfry]

I thing it's not archaic and currently often used in Italy

I can give you some similar words:
insolito, eccezionale, straordinario, anomalo, atipico; strano, curioso, inusitato.

did you like what you've red?

 

[mimitabby]

Alfry, i am not sure i liked what i read.
era troppo pesante. the focus was too much on these
arrogant rich people.
Ieri ho letto della morte del Gattopardo. e' bene scritto.
c'erano le frasi belle, ma insomma, era troppo pesante.

 

[mimitabby]

Alfry, thanks for the list of words! there's a lot of them that mean inconsueto!

 

[Alfry]

I can assure you that it woud be "pesante" even for an italian.

How come did you choose that reading and not something less "pesante"?

 

[mimitabby]

I can assure you that it woud be "pesante" even for an italian.

How come did you choose that reading and not something less "pesante"?

I did not choose it.
I am studying , trying to get my bachelor's degree and it was assigned reading
by Professor Albert Sbragia... my next assigned book is "A ciascuno il suo"
a book by Sciascia. Prof. Sbragia wants me to do a "unit" on Sicilian literature.

 

[Alfry]

Alfry, thanks for the list of words! there's a lot of them that mean inconsueto!

depending on the context all of them can replace inconsueto:

only two examples where you can use the word between brackets instead of inconsueto without changing the sense of the sentence:

-questo libro è inconsueto (insolito, anomalo, atipico, strano)
-hai mostrato una competenza inconsueta (eccezionale, straordinaria, inusitata)

 

[Alfry]

I did not choose it.
I am studying , trying to get my bachelor's degree and it was assigned reading
by Professor Albert Sbragia... my next assigned book is "A ciascuno il suo"
a book by Sciascia. Prof. Sbragia wants me to do a "unit" on Sicilian literature.

not so easy... but you are a bright woman and I'm sure that you can make it with your left arm tied at your back

 

[mimitabby]

So is Sciascia less pesante ? (heavy)

thanks for the vocabulary lesson. and does it also work for consueto?
being in use, and the way to use it?

 

[mimitabby]

not so easy... but you are a bright woman and I'm sure that you can make it with your left arm tied at your back

mi dispiace, ho bisogno della braccia sinestra, perche sono mancina!

 

[Alfry]

mi dispiace, ho bisogno della braccia sinestra, perche sono mancina!

but if you tie your right arm I'm afraid it's too easy for you.

 

[Silvia]

Volevo precisare che 'inusitato' è poco usato...

 

[carlafed]

mi dispiace, ho bisogno della braccia sinestra , perche sono mancina!

If you allow me
'ho bisogno del braccio sinistro' (maschile)

'A ciascuno il suo' is a great book. It is short, although slightly complicate. It is a good example of Sicilian environment. Hope you like it.

 

[mimitabby]

If you allow me
'ho bisogno del braccio sinistro' (maschile)

'A ciascuno il suo' is a great book. It is short, although slightly complicate. It is a good example of Sicilian environment. Hope you like it.

ow. Braccio - masculine!! grazie.

and it is short but slightly complicated

thank you so much

 

[carlafed]

ow. Braccio - masculine!! grazie.

and it is short but slightly complicated

thank you so much

Thank you for your correction!

I forgot to add that 'braccia' (plural) is feminine ... maybe this was the problem for you. Your Italian is always very good.

 

[lsp]

How come did you choose that reading and not something less "pesante"?

Sorry, Alfry, you combined two expressions and ended up with a bad one.

You can say either:
Why did you choose
-or-
How come you chose

 

[Alfry]

I must confess I had some doubts before posting it, hoping someone corrected me if it wasn't ok.
Keep on correcting me please, for me it's veeeeery useful.
at last I've understood the rule.
tks

 

[lsp]

Keep on correcting me please, for me it's veeeeery useful.

Same goes for me, that's why I'm here
Altrettanto, sto qui proprio per questo motivo