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UNwanted_Dokken_Tape t1_isoxeqr wrote

I was travelling through Italy in my 20's and in Genoa I learned the phrase, 'Il far di niente dolce'. The Sweetness of Doing Nothing.

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neverstoppin t1_isp32os wrote

Native speaker here.

Si dice "Il dolce far niente".

The way you wrote it roughly translates to "Doing nothing sweet".

But you're right, it's a common saying.

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