Coloquialphrase
da paura
incredible, insanely good, mind-blowing
Traducción literal
"frightening, scary"
Equivalente formal
eccezionale, straordinario
Ejemplos en contexto
"Guida da paura, è un pilota nato."
"He drives insanely well, he's a born driver."
"La pizza qui è da paura!"
"The pizza here is mind-blowing!"
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Nota cultural
Literally means 'scary' but used positively to mean something is so good it's frightening. Similar to English 'sick' or 'insane' used as compliments. Very natural in spoken Italian, especially about food, skills, and performances.
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