/nwoˈtare nelˈlɔro/ lit. ‘to swim in gold’
Italian idiom, everyday. To have a lot of money.
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How do people use Nuotare nell’oro
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Everyday, usually said with a bit of envy or exaggeration about someone else: “quelli nuotano nell’oro”. It’s common with “dicono che” (they say), because it’s often gossip. “Navigare nell’oro” (to sail in gold) means the same.
Also said navigare nell’oro
Nuotare nell’oro
in real sentences
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Nuota nell’oro.
She’s rolling in money.
Tatoeba, sentence by riccioberto, translation by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR
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Dicono che nuoti nell’oro.
They say he’s rolling in money.
Tatoeba, sentence by dnnywld, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Nuotare nell’oro
come from?
Italian Wiktionary lists “navigare nell’oro” and “nuotare nell’oro” under “oro” with the meaning of being very rich. English has the same picture in “rolling in money”. No date for the first use is recorded, and no source gives a particular origin beyond the plain exaggeration.
Mistakes learners make with Nuotare nell’oro
Using it for a moment of luck, like a lottery win today. It describes lasting wealth, a whole lifestyle of it, more than one big payday.
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