Answer (1 of 2): 'Bella vita' is Italian for 'Beautiful life'. It is often said as "La Bella vita". This translated means "a beautiful life". The saying is used in a number of ways and there have even been a number of celebrity occasions when the saying has been used. Examples of this are:Lindsay Lohan has a tattoo with the saying on her lower Starting next year, the exclusive and super luxurious train service, "La Dolce Vita", will depart Italian train stations and travel a collective 16,000 kilometres of railway lines across the What does Italian glamour really mean, though, and is it anything more than a nostalgic myth? (and a few years later itself fictionalised in La Dolce Vita). Bogart and Bacall were snapped La Dolce Vita: 8 Irresistible Italian Desserts. 1. Tiramisu. The decadent Italian dessert known as tiramisu, which translates to “pick me up” in Italian, is created by layering espresso-soaked ladyfingers with a luxurious mixture of mascarpone cheese, eggs, sugar, and cream. The finished dessert is then topped with cocoa powder and chilled Which Italian phrases have made their way into English? Several Italian phrases have become well-known in English, including “al dente” (referring to the firmness of pasta), “al fresco” (meaning “in the open air,” often referring to outdoor dining), and “la dolce vita” (meaning “the sweet life” or “the good life”). So how did La Dolce Vita overtake the British Good Life? Part of it is down to dramatic improvements in living standards in Italy from the 1960s - the shift from crushing poverty to growing affluence. La Dolce Vita documents that search in that it reveals the Italian people's struggle and the worship of false idols , such as sex and materialism, as replacements for Christianity in 1960s Italy Live Like an Italian: The La Dolce Vita Lifestyle. A few years ago, I wrote an article about not having resolutions, but instead striving for the sweet life. I will only do things that make my life sweeter. I want to learn to live like an Italian and practice la dolce vita wherever I am, whatever I am doing. Now that some time has passed, let La Dolce Vita is a spectacular restaurant. The service was impeccable, the food was delicious, and the vibes were great. I ordered the Ravioli di Brasato al Pomodoro for an entree and it was incredible. I was shocked by the fact that it wasn't nearly as heavy as I thought it would be. La dolce vita translates from the Italian as 'the sweet life' and this was used as one of the advertising taglines for the film. Of course, this phrase would have been commonplace in Italian-speaking countries prior to 1960 but only became part of English at that date. Gary Martin is a writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the oIJ6G.