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dolce vita

/ˈdoʊlˌʧeɪ ˈvɪtə/
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Meaning "sweet life" in Italian, dolce vita is all about indulging in life’s pleasures and luxuries, embracing a lifestyle of leisure and enjoyment.

Dolce vita (pronounced DOHL-chay VEE-tah) is an Italian phrase that refers to enjoying the best parts of life like tasty food, beautiful places, and fun times with friends. The phrase became famous around the world thanks to the 1960 movie La Dolce Vita, which showed the fancy life of people in Rome. Nowadays, when people talk about the dolce vita, they mean living in a way that is relaxed, happy, and full of pleasure — like having a great time at the beach or enjoying a delicious dinner.

Definitions of dolce vita
  1. noun
    a luxurious and self-indulgent lifestyle, from the Italian phrase that translates as “sweet life”
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