/la ˈnɔtte ˈpɔrta konˈsiʎʎo/ lit. ‘the night brings advice’
Italian idiom, everyday. To wait until the next day before making a decision.
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How do people use La notte porta consiglio
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A proverb you quote whole, usually to someone who’s stuck on a decision late in the evening: “non decidere adesso, la notte porta consiglio”. People often introduce it with “come si dice” or “dicono che”. To say “I’ll sleep on it” about yourself, Italians switch to the verb phrase “ci dormo su”.
La notte porta consiglio
in real sentences
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La notte porta consiglio.
Sleep on it.
Tatoeba, sentence by Guybrush88, CC BY 2.0 FR
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Dicono che la notte porta consiglio.
They say the night brings counsel.
Tatoeba, sentence by Guybrush88, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does La notte porta consiglio
come from?
French has the same proverb word for word (la nuit porte conseil), as English Wiktionary points out. The Treccani dictionary lists it as a proverbial phrase under consiglio but gives no date, and we found no reliable account of where it started.
Mistakes learners make with La notte porta consiglio
Trying to bend the proverb into a verb, as in “la notte mi porta consiglio domani”. The proverb stays as it is, and for your own decision you say “ci dormo su” or “ci dormo sopra”.
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