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Mike D’Ambra
Italian question. Maiale vs, il porco
What's the difference between maiale and porco? Both translate as pig. When would each be used?
2018년 8월 3일 오후 3:45
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I think that porco is more volgar than maiale. Porco is often used as an insult, like in "Sei un porco!", or as an imprecation ("Porca puttana" means "Pig whore"). Personally I think that a sentence like "Ho mangiato del porco" would be more unusual than "Ho mangiato del maiale". To put it bluntly, porco is more volgar, when you are talking to a friend you can say porco instead of maiale; maiale is more formal and it is commonly used to indicate the animal (in animal books you will always find the pig as "maiale", no as "porco").
2018년 8월 3일
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In realtà, si usano praticamente come sinonimi. La parola "porco" è più popolare e informale
2018년 8월 3일
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