lontano

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« Femme qui rit, à moitié dans ton lit » Chi va piano va sano (e va lontano) Лес рубят, щепки летят.

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A surname from Italian.

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noun

A surname from Italian.

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noun

A surname from Italian.

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« Femme qui rit, à moitié dans ton lit » Chi va piano va sano (e va lontano) Лес рубят, щепки летят.

Haste makes waste - British Festina lente - Latin (Make haste slowly) Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano - Italian (Slow and steady wins the race) Slowly but surely - many cultures, probably dates back to hunter gatherers.

While living in Italy i learned this idiom "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano".

"Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano." Walk slowly and you'll walk safe and far.

It is very similar,yes, but that seems more like coming directly from Aesop's the tortoise and the hare, that in Italian would be "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano".

"Piano piano" does mean "slowly slowly" in a literal way, but I guess she meant it as a reference of the full saying "piano piano si va lontano", meaning "slowly slowly you get far".

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While living in Italy i learned this idiom "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano".

"Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano." Walk slowly and you'll walk safe and far.

It is very similar,yes, but that seems more like coming directly from Aesop's the tortoise and the hare, that in Italian would be "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano".

"Piano piano" does mean "slowly slowly" in a literal way, but I guess she meant it as a reference of the full saying "piano piano si va lontano", meaning "slowly slowly you get far".