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Fare il dolce far niente

to enjoy sweet idleness

Literal Translation

"To do the sweet doing nothing"

What it means

To enjoy doing absolutely nothing / to laze about pleasurably

Example in context

"In vacanza mi dedico al dolce far niente sulla spiaggia."

"On holiday I enjoy doing absolutely nothing on the beach."

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