dolce vita

See also: dolcevita

English

Alternative forms

• la dolce vita (with the Italian article replacing the)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dolce vita (literally “sweet life”), popularised by Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/
• Rhymes: -iːtə
• Hyphenation: dol‧ce vi‧ta

Noun

the dolce vita (uncountable)

1. The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury. [from 20th c.]

Related terms

• dolce far niente
• dulcinea
• dulcet
• dulcimer
• billet-doux

Translations

life of self-indulgence and luxury

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甜蜜生活 (tiánmì shēnghuó)

• French: dolce vita (fr) f
• German: Dolce Vita (de) f or n
• Italian: bella vita f, dolce vita (it) f
• Japanese: 逸楽生活 (いつらくせいかつ, itsuraku seikatsu)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: jiyana xweş f

• Macedonian: долче вита f (dolče vita)
• Polish: słodkie życie n, dolce vita (pl) n
• Portuguese: doce vida f, dolce vita f
• Russian: до́льче ви́та f (dólʹče víta), не жизнь, а мали́на (ru) f (ne žiznʹ, a malína)
• Spanish: dolce vita f
• Swedish: ljuva livet n

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “sweet life”.

Noun

dolce vita f (uncountable)

1. dolce vita (life of self-indulgence and luxury)

   Synonym: bella vita

Related terms

• dolce far niente

Noun

dolce vita m (invariable)

1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of dolcevita

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian dolce vita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔl.t͡ʂɛ ˈvi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita

Noun

dolce vita n (indeclinable)

1. dolce vita, sweet life (life of self-indulgence and luxury)

   Synonym: słodkie życie

Further reading

• dolce vita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dolce vita in Polish dictionaries at PWN