Significado
small shoe; mopping up sauce
- a small, delicate shoe, such as a baby shoe or ballet slipper
- the act of mopping up remaining sauce on a plate with a piece of bread (in 'fare la scarpetta')
En una frase
Il sugo era così buono che ho fatto la scarpetta con il pane.
The sauce was so good that I mopped it up with bread.
Nei ristoranti eleganti non sta bene fare la scarpetta.
In fine restaurants, it is not considered polite to mop up your plate with bread.
La ballerina ha infilato con cura le sue scarpette di seta.
The ballerina carefully put on her silk slippers.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| scarpetta | feminine · singular |
| scarpette | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Diminutive of 'scarpa'. The idiom 'fare la scarpetta' is informal and iconic in everyday Italian food culture, but considered improper in formal dining.