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"carisimmo" --> english
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oniegin
2004-04-26 20:39:55 UTC
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Hello,
Do you know what does "carisimmo" mean? It's probably a Spanish word.
I would be grateful if someone could help me.

Best Regards,
Mat
Steven M (remove cola to reply)
2004-04-26 20:42:53 UTC
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Post by oniegin
Hello,
Do you know what does "carisimmo" mean? It's probably a Spanish word.
I would be grateful if someone could help me.
In Spanish, it would be spelled 'carísimo' (no double m), and would
mean "very expensive".

It's probably from Italian, I'm not sure about the spelling. There it
usually means "someone very dear", as in a boyfriend, a son, or
husband, etc. (a girl or a woman would be "carisimma" or something
like that.
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Oliver Walter
2004-04-26 22:01:30 UTC
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Post by oniegin
Hello,
Do you know what does "carisimmo" mean? It's probably a Spanish word.
I would be grateful if someone could help me.
In Spanish, it would be spelled 'carísimo' (no double m), and
would
Post by Steven M (remove cola to reply)
mean "very expensive".
It's probably from Italian, I'm not sure about the spelling.
There it
Post by Steven M (remove cola to reply)
usually means "someone very dear", as in a boyfriend, a son, or
husband, etc. (a girl or a woman would be "carisimma" or
something
Post by Steven M (remove cola to reply)
like that.
Correct, and it's carissimo (or carissima, fem.) in Italian.
Meaning: darling, dearest.
Oliver
Mary Cassidy
2004-04-26 22:21:14 UTC
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Post by Oliver Walter
Correct, and it's carissimo (or carissima, fem.) in Italian.
Meaning: darling, dearest.
Or "very expensive", depending on the context.
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Mary
Steffen Buehler
2004-04-27 06:15:22 UTC
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Post by Mary Cassidy
Post by Oliver Walter
Meaning: darling, dearest.
Or "very expensive", depending on the context.
Which could of course be a synonym.

SCNR
Steffen
Oliver Walter
2004-04-27 09:46:52 UTC
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Post by Steffen Buehler
Post by Mary Cassidy
Post by Oliver Walter
Meaning: darling, dearest.
Or "very expensive", depending on the context.
Which could of course be a synonym.
That's only for carissima.
(No, I don't really mean that...)

Oliver
Einde O'Callaghan
2004-04-27 14:41:35 UTC
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Post by Mary Cassidy
Post by Oliver Walter
Correct, and it's carissimo (or carissima, fem.) in Italian.
Meaning: darling, dearest.
Or "very expensive", depending on the context.
exactly, "dearest" in every sense of teh word. ;-)

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Xavi
2004-04-27 10:55:24 UTC
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The exact word is "carísimo". It's a spanish word that means "very, very
expensive". Also you can say "muy caro" in Spanish.
Post by oniegin
Hello,
Do you know what does "carisimmo" mean? It's probably a Spanish word.
I would be grateful if someone could help me.
Best Regards,
Mat
Notifier
2004-04-27 20:04:38 UTC
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It's likely to be an Italian word: "carissimo"
It has two different meanings:
1) very expensive;
2) dear: at the beginning of an unformal letter or speaking to a very
special person.

Ciao
Einde O'Callaghan
2004-04-27 20:21:21 UTC
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Post by Notifier
It's likely to be an Italian word: "carissimo"
1) very expensive;
2) dear: at the beginning of an unformal letter or speaking to a very
special person.
The English word "dear" also means "expensive".

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Notifier
2004-04-27 21:44:48 UTC
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I was talking about the Italian word, but thank you anyway
Post by Einde O'Callaghan
Post by Notifier
It's likely to be an Italian word: "carissimo"
1) very expensive;
2) dear: at the beginning of an unformal letter or speaking to a very
special person.
The English word "dear" also means "expensive".
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
RF
2004-04-27 22:12:54 UTC
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:04:38 +0200, "Notifier"
Post by Notifier
It's likely to be an Italian word: "carissimo"
1) very expensive;
2) dear: at the beginning of an unformal letter or speaking to a very
special person.
Ciao
I have also heard it used between professionals greeting each other to
display feelings of friendship, but where the relationship would not
warrant a "dearest" in English (or would be misconstrued...)
ciao
ron
Notifier
2004-04-27 22:44:47 UTC
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That's right. The problem is that simple word can have several meanings, it
depends on the contest: it can also have ironic meanings, but generally
speaking it expresses the pleasure to meet someone. "Carissimo! Come stai?".
Post by RF
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:04:38 +0200, "Notifier"
Post by Notifier
It's likely to be an Italian word: "carissimo"
1) very expensive;
2) dear: at the beginning of an unformal letter or speaking to a very
special person.
Ciao
I have also heard it used between professionals greeting each other to
display feelings of friendship, but where the relationship would not
warrant a "dearest" in English (or would be misconstrued...)
ciao
ron
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