{"id":15697,"date":"2018-05-18T10:01:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T10:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.myes.school\/magazine\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2022-06-17T10:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T08:42:59","slug":"happy-mothers-day-ecco-alcune-espressioni-utili-e-divertenti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myes.school\/it\/magazine\/tips-e-curiosita\/happy-mothers-day-ecco-alcune-espressioni-utili-e-divertenti\/","title":{"rendered":"Anche gli inglesi sono mammoni! Ecco alcune espressioni utili e divertenti"},"content":{"rendered":"

La festa della mamma, il Mother’s Day,<\/em> \u00e8 appena passata ed \u00e8 risaputo che gli italiani sono dei veri e propri mammoni. Ma gli inglesi non sono da meno e amano incondizionatamente le loro madri… come dimostrano le tante espressioni utili e divertenti legate alla mamma! <\/strong>Vediamo quali sono:<\/p>\n\n

Anche gli inglesi sono mammoni! Ecco alcune espressioni utili e divertenti<\/h2>\n\n

a face only a mother could love<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>– a very ugly face.<\/p>\n

E.g. That poor baby has a face only a mother could love.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

a tiger mother<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>– a strict and demanding mother.<\/p>\n

E.g. My mother wanted me to excel in absolutely everything I did, she was definitely a tiger mom.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

everyone and his mother<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>– lots of people<\/p>\n

E.g. You missed an epic party last night, everyone and their mother was there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

mama’s boy\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>– a boy or man who is very attached and influenced by his mother.<\/p>\n

E.g. My husband’s a real mama’s boy, he calls her everyday after dinner.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

the mother of all<\/em> <\/strong>(something)\u00a0<\/strong>– the largest\/most extreme of something.<\/p>\n

E.g. Wow that’s the mother of all steaks, it’s enormous!<\/em><\/p>\n\n

the motherland <\/strong><\/em>– the country in which a person was born or has origins from that country.<\/p>\n

After many years of living abroad, I’m going back to the motherland.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

mother nature <\/strong>– <\/em>the personification of nature.<\/p>\n

E.g. We need to protect mother nature by reducing pollution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

soccer mom <\/strong><\/em>– a suburban mother who spends lots of time transporting her children to different activities.<\/p>\n

E.g. A good soccer mom always has extra snacks and bottled water in their SUV.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

like mother like daughter<\/strong><\/em>– when daughters resemble their mothers.<\/p>\n

E.g. Tina has a beautiful smile just like her mother: like mother like daughter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

\"La<\/p>\n\n

Conversation 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n

James: Are you going to Mario’s graduation party? It’s going to be the mother of all graduation parties.<\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel: Yeah I’m going! Everyone and their mother will be there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Conversation 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Christina: You should go out on a date with my colleague Bill.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lisa: Sorry Christina, but he has a face only a mother could love and he seems like a total mama’s boy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Conversation 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Amy: My mother is forcing me to take advanced geometry lessons. My mother is quite the tiger mom.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rebecca: My mother likes us to be more active so she wants us to play sports, she is the typical soccer mom.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Modi diversi per dire “mother” in inglese<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Mama\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>di solito \u00e8 l’espressione usata dai bambini per rivolgersi alla mamma;<\/li>\n
  • Ma i bambini usano spesso anche\u00a0mommy, mummy<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>o\u00a0momma;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Mom<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00e8 usato di solito negli USA e in Canada;<\/li>\n
  • Mum<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00e8 usato di solito nel Regno Unito;<\/li>\n
  • Mam<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00e8 usato di solito in Ireland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n