rat line n.— «The Bulgarian secret service, which follows KGB orders without question and which had long-established “rat lines” smuggling spies and arms into Italy and Turkey, was the obvious choice.» —“Did Andropov plot...
smoking n.— «Yet another attempt is being made to persuade stars, guests and audience at the Palazzo screenings to don “lo smoking,” as tuxedos are referred to here in imitation of French parlance.» —“Venice perfects its...
scanlation n.— «Non so se ti riferisci alle stesse scanlation che ho io, ma le mie a tratti presentano una traduzione/adattamento a dir poco…fantasiosi.» —“Adattamento Love Hina” by Claudio Alviggi Usenet: it...
fantasista n.— «Italy’s football jargon has a special term: “fantasista,” to sum up the qualities of players like Francesco Totti. It takes lots of inventiveness and class to be classified a fantasista—a player who can stun...