ConseggioLigure/zenamt huggingface dataset:
Ligurian:
durante a fermentaçion o mosto o l’arresta à contatto co-e berrette

English translation:
during fermentation the must remains in contact with the skins
Ligurian:
o can de stradda o l’ea pelle e òsso

English translation:
the stray dog was skin and bones
Ligurian:
an organizzou un peregrinaggio à Lourdes

English translation:
they’ve organised a pilgrimage to Lourdes
Ligurian:
i peregrin arrivavan à pê a-o santuäio

English translation:
pilgrims arrived at the sanctuary on foot
Ligurian:
a l’é una speçie peregriña ch’a l’attraversa o Mediterraneo

English translation:
it is a migratory species that crosses the Mediterranean
Ligurian:
a raxa do læte

English translation:
the skin on the milk
Ligurian:
in sciô tocco s’é fæto a raxa

English translation:
a film has formed on the sauce
Ligurian:
o neuvo cine do regista daneise

English translation:
the Danish director’s new film
Ligurian:
beseugna fasciâ i avansi do disnâ co-a pellicola

English translation:
we need to wrap the leftovers from lunch in cling film
Ligurian:
camê, scià me scuse, ma chì gh’é un pei into mæ bròddo!

English translation:
waiter, excuse me, but there’s a hair in my soup!
Ligurian:
sto can o l’é pin de pei

English translation:
this dog is hairy
Ligurian:
a patisce e peñe d’amô

English translation:
he is suffering the pangs of love
Ligurian:
m’ò piggiou a breiga de fâlo

English translation:
I took the trouble to do it
Ligurian:
a responsabilitæ penale a l’é teu

English translation:
the criminal liability is yours
Ligurian:
a pendensa do sentê a montava delongo

English translation:
the slope of the path kept growing steeper
Ligurian:
en scuggiæ tutte doe in sciâ còsta coverta de giassa

English translation:
both of them slipped on the ice-covered slope
Ligurian:
l’umiditæ a penetra de lengê inte miage vege

English translation:
damp easily penetrates old walls
Ligurian:
o trapan o l’à penetrou o ciumento

English translation:
the drill has penetrated the concrete
Ligurian:
a penisoa a l’é conligâ a-o continente da un brasso de tæra

English translation:
the peninsula is connected to the mainland by an isthmus
Ligurian:
ò trovou unna ciumma de pavon in sciô prou

English translation:
I found a peacock feather on the lawn
Ligurian:
ti m’imprestiësci unna penna bleu?

English translation:
would you lend me a blue pen?
Ligurian:
ti â conosci a reçetta de penne co-o sarmon e a vodka?

English translation:
do you know the recipe for penne with salmon and vodka?
Ligurian:
a pittoa a l’à unna pennellâ preçisa

English translation:
the painter has a precise brushstroke
Ligurian:
into vento, e bandee sbandetan in çimma do pennon ciù erto

English translation:
in the wind, the flags flutter at the top of the highest flagpole
Ligurian:
con st’invexendo de l’anima n’arriëscio manco à pensâ!

English translation:
with this infernal racket I can’t even think!
Ligurian:
a l’é unna scituaçion ch’a dà da pensâ

English translation:
it’s a situation that gives one pause
Ligurian:
appensiteghe ben primma de dîlo!

English translation:
think it over carefully before saying it!
Ligurian:
l’é tutta a neutte che penso à comme fâ

English translation:
I’ve been thinking all night about how to do it
Ligurian:
o l’ea in scagno, ma o pensava za a-e vacanse

English translation:
he was at the office, but he was already thinking about the holidays
Ligurian:
à cöse ti pensavi?

English translation:
what were you thinking about?
Ligurian:
a-a casa o gh’é delongo stæto apreuvo lê

English translation:
he’s always been the one to think about the house
Ligurian:
ti ghe stæ apreuvo ti a-o can?

English translation:
will you take care of the dog?
Ligurian:
mi penso ch’o segge stæto solo che un caxo

English translation:
I think it was just a coincidence
Ligurian:
figuite ch’a no l’à manco ciammou scuse!

English translation:
just think, she didn’t even apologize!
Ligurian:
co-o Davidde pensavimo d’organizzâ unna çeña co-i amixi do liçeo, cöse ti ne dixi?

English translation:
Davide and I were thinking of organizing a dinner with our high school friends, what do you say?
Ligurian:
a dixe ch’a pensa de no vegnî

English translation:
he says he’s thinking of not coming
Ligurian:
m’ò pensou de fâ coscì

English translation:
I thought I’d do it this way
Ligurian:
pensæ de fâ rie?

English translation:
do you think you’re funny?
Ligurian:
penso de poei arrivâ pe çinqu’oe, se o treno o l’é in oräio

English translation:
I think I can make it by five, if the train is on time
Ligurian:
o pensa d’ëse o megio de tutti

English translation:
he thinks he’s the best of all
Ligurian:
sto chì o l’é o pensceo di filòsofi moderni

English translation:
this is the thinking of modern philosophers
Ligurian:
assostemmose inte l’arbanella do tranväi!

English translation:
let’s take shelter under the tram stop’s shelter!
Ligurian:
a penscion a no basa à crovî tutte e speise

English translation:
the pension isn’t enough to cover all the expenses
Ligurian:
mæ moæ a l’anià in penscio l’anno ch’o ven

English translation:
my mother is going to retire next year
Ligurian:
o l’ea in penscion da unna scignoa do quartê

English translation:
she was lodging with a lady from the neighbourhood
Ligurian:
a penscion a l’òffre a colaçion ascì

English translation:
the boarding house also serves breakfast
Ligurian:
i amixi an mangiou de repentio ascì

English translation:
even his friends regretted it
Ligurian:
mette a pugnatta in sciô feugo

English translation:
to put the pot on the stove
Ligurian:
a pugnatta de faxeu a preboggiva

English translation:
the pot of beans was simmering
Ligurian:
a pugnatta à prescion a reduxe ben ben i tempi de cottua

English translation:
the pressure cooker greatly reduces cooking times
Ligurian:
o pugnattin de rammo o l’é unna sciugata da lustrâ

English translation:
the little copper pot is a pain to polish
Ligurian:
a stria a l’à azzonto i euggi de ræna into pugnatton e a l’à remesciou

English translation:
the witch added the frog’s eyes to the cauldron and stirred
Ligurian:
pe sta reçetta serve o peivie in grañe ò o peivie maxinou?

English translation:
for this recipe, do I need peppercorns or ground pepper?
Ligurian:
mæ maio o l’é apreuvo à inandiâ i pevioin pin co-o riso e o yogurt

English translation:
my husband is making stuffed peppers with rice and yogurt
Ligurian:
gh’é ben ben de gente che passan pe quella stradda

English translation:
a lot of people pass through that street
Ligurian:
me gusta anâ in gio pe-a çittæ de neutte

English translation:
I like wandering around the city at night
Ligurian:
un viægio pe mâ e pe tæra

English translation:
a journey by sea and by land
Ligurian:
gh’é un treno pe-o Finâ a-o binäio 7

English translation:
there’s a train for Finale Ligure on platform 7
Ligurian:
son anæta à pe fonzi con mæ barba e i seu amixi

English translation:
I went mushroom-picking with my uncle and his friends
Ligurian:
pe tempi e gente de ste bande anavan à pe lumasse

English translation:
people in this area used to go snail-hunting often
Ligurian:
ò dormio pe doî giorni

English translation:
I slept for two days
Ligurian:
i mæ figgi vëgnan pe Dënâ

English translation:
my children are coming for Christmas
Ligurian:
unna lettia pe mi

English translation:
a letter for me
Ligurian:
l’amô pe-a muxica

English translation:
the love of music
Ligurian:
unna bananna pe un euro

English translation:
a banana for one euro
Ligurian:
o l’à deçiso de no replicâ, pe gödî a paxe

English translation:
he decided not to reply, for the sake of peace
Ligurian:
pe amô ò pe fòrsa, t’aviæ da respettâ e regole

English translation:
willingly or unwillingly, you’ll have to follow the rules
Ligurian:
ò intoppou à caxo o Lucco a-o mercou stamattin

English translation:
I ran into Luca by chance at the market this morning
Ligurian:
no t’aviësci miga unna penna da impremuâme?

English translation:
you wouldn’t happen to have a pen to lend me, would you?
Ligurian:
a disoccupaçion a l’é montâ do chinze in sce çento à peto de l’anno passou

English translation:
unemployment has risen by fifteen percent compared to last year
Ligurian:
semmo arrivæ tardi apreuvo a-o trafego

English translation:
we arrived late because of the traffic
Ligurian:
ti peu addeuviâ o fruto che ti veu, pe exempio meie ò peie

English translation:
you can use any fruit, for example apples or pears
Ligurian:
ò serrou o barcon de mainea che no intre o freido

English translation:
I closed the window to keep the cold out
Ligurian:
semmo partii à sëi oe de mainea da no arrivâ tardi

English translation:
we left at six to avoid arriving late
Ligurian:
pe dîla a-e curte, in sciâ fin tutto o l’é anæto ben

English translation:
to make a long story short, in the end everything went well
Ligurian:
aspetime un pittin, pe piaxei

English translation:
wait for me a moment, please
Ligurian:
pe fortuña, o climma inte quella region o permette træ arrecuggeite à l’anno

English translation:
luckily, the climate in that region allows three harvests a year
Ligurian:
ancon d’assæ che no eimo in cà quande l’é deruou a soffita!

English translation:
luckily we weren’t home when the ceiling collapsed!
Ligurian:
co-a borrasca ch’a l’arrivava, emmo dovuo vegnî inderê à casa pe fòrsa

English translation:
with the storm coming in, we had no choice but to head back home
Ligurian:
se capisce che no ti gh’â fæ à inmagrî, ti t’accatti un cabarê de paste tutti i giorni!

English translation:
no wonder you can’t lose weight, you buy a tray of pastries every day!
Ligurian:
l’ò dito pe demoa, no pensava che ti t’offendesci

English translation:
I said it as a joke, I didn’t think you’d take offense
Ligurian:
pe-o momento no serve intervegnî

English translation:
for the moment there’s no need to intervene
Ligurian:
m’é vegnuo un pö de freve, pe-o resto staggo ben

English translation:
I had a bit of a fever, otherwise I’m fine
Ligurian:
perché a-o manco no ti dæ unna man d’aggiutto a-e tò seu?

English translation:
why don’t you at least lend a hand to your sisters?
Ligurian:
pe-o ciù a travaggia d’in cà

English translation:
he mostly works from home
Ligurian:
pe tutto quello che pòsse nasce, mi ò fæto unna còpia di documenti

English translation:
not being able to read or write, I made a copy of the documents
Ligurian:
pe-o momento m’accontento, dapeu se veddià

English translation:
for now I’ll make do, we’ll see later
Ligurian:
pe piaxei, no stâ à fâ do sciato

English translation:
please, don’t make any noise
Ligurian:
pe ciù che fasso, no arriëscio à desbarassâme da st’influensa

English translation:
no matter what I do, I can’t shake this flu
Ligurian:
ben che peuan mesciâ e ae, i pinguin no en boin à xoâ

English translation:
however much they may flap their wings, penguins are unable to fly
Ligurian:
da quello che ò sentio, en in scî pissi de deciarâ bancarotta

English translation:
from what I’ve heard, they’re about to declare bankruptcy
Ligurian:
no se ghe peu dî ninte da tanto ch’o l’é patiscimini

English translation:
you can’t tell him anything because he’s so touchy
Ligurian:
no gh’é de problemi in ponto consegna

English translation:
there are no problems as far as the delivery is concerned
Ligurian:
in ponto çeña, poemmo anâ a-a sestriña

English translation:
as for dinner, we can split the bill
Ligurian:
l’urtima vòtta che an provou à ballâ, sensa voeilo o gh’à sciaccou o pê

English translation:
the last time they tried to dance, he stepped on her foot by mistake
Ligurian:
pe desgraçia, o pacco o l’é anæto perso into traspòrto

English translation:
unfortunately, the package was lost in transit
Ligurian:
se pe desgraçia perdan o treno, dovian aspëtâ quello apreuvo

English translation:
if by bad luck they miss the train, they’ll have to wait for the next one
Ligurian:
pòrto delongo o pægua pe stâ seguo

English translation:
I always carry an umbrella just in case
Ligurian:
l’emmo fæto torna pe stâ segui

English translation:
we redid it just to be safe
Ligurian:
mangio o panetto pe cammin, l’é za tardi!

English translation:
I’ll eat the sandwich on the way, we’re already late!
Ligurian:
ò perso o treno apreuvo a-o trafego

English translation:
I missed the train because of the traffic
Ligurian:
semmo pænti pe poæ, no pe moæ

English translation:
we’re related on our father’s side, not our mother’s
Ligurian:
ò mondou doe peie e me l’ò mangiæ in scilençio

English translation:
I peeled two pears and ate them in silence
Ligurian:
bellan, no attreuvo ciù o portafeuggio

English translation:
good heavens, I can’t find my wallet anymore
Ligurian:
bellan, che bella dònna!

English translation:
my goodness, what a beautiful woman!
Ligurian:
se perçepiva un ödô de gazzo inta stançia

English translation:
a smell of gas could be perceived in the room
Ligurian:
inta negia e luxe do pòrto se perçepivan à fadiga

English translation:
in the fog, the harbor lights could barely be made out
Ligurian:
o Giacomo o sentiva che gh’ea quarcösa che no l’anava

English translation:
Giacomo sensed that something was wrong
Ligurian:
e seu poule en stæte sentie comme nemighe

English translation:
his words were perceived as hostile
Ligurian:
o scheuve 500 euro a-a settemaña

English translation:
he earns 500 euros a week
Ligurian:
a perçescion do freido a l’aumenta co-o vento

English translation:
the perception of cold increases with the wind
Ligurian:
o l’é incarregou de l’incascio de tasce do Commun

English translation:
he is in charge of collecting municipal taxes
Ligurian:
perché no ti m’æ dæto avvertensa primma?

English translation:
why didn’t you let me know sooner?
Ligurian:
te l’an dito perché an desdito a reunion?

English translation:
did they explain to you why they canceled the meeting?
Ligurian:
pe cöse ti sbraggi coscì?

English translation:
why are you shouting like that?
Ligurian:
pe cöse ti studdi coscì tanto, se dapeu no ti dæ i exammi?

English translation:
why do you study so much, if then you don’t take the exams?
Ligurian:
piggia o pægua perché anià à ceuve

English translation:
take the umbrella because it’s going to rain
Ligurian:
te scrivo coscì che ti sacci a veitæ

English translation:
I’m writing to you so that you may know the truth
Ligurian:
no capiscio a raxon pe-a quæ ti t’ê offeisa

English translation:
I don’t understand the reason why you took offense
Ligurian:
no an vosciuo dîme o perché

English translation:
they didn’t want to tell me why
Ligurian:
l’ei promisso, donca beseugna che ô fæ

English translation:
you promised, therefore you have to do it
Ligurian:
ciuveiva fòrte, donca semmo arrestæ in cà

English translation:
it was raining hard, so we stayed indoors
Ligurian:
o percorso de l’autobo o l’é cangiou

English translation:
the bus route has changed
Ligurian:
a l’é anæta apreuvo à un percorso de studdi impegnativo

English translation:
he followed a very demanding course of study
Ligurian:
an poia de perde o travaggio apreuvo a-i taggi a-o personale

English translation:
they fear losing their jobs because of the staff cuts
Ligurian:
t’æ perso i guanti?

English translation:
have you lost your gloves?
Ligurian:
o l’à perso unna gamba inta guæra

English translation:
he lost a leg during the war
Ligurian:
no poemmo perde sta partia

English translation:
we can’t lose this match
Ligurian:
o l’à perso a çitaçion contra o vexin e o dovià pagâ e speise

English translation:
he lost the lawsuit against his neighbor and will have to pay the costs
Ligurian:
emmo perso o treno apreuvo à unn’avaia da machina

English translation:
we missed the train because of a problem with the car
Ligurian:
no veuggio perde o comenso do cine, donca mescemmose!

English translation:
I don’t want to miss the start of the film, so let’s get moving!
Ligurian:
a machina a l’à comensou a perde euio dòppo l’urtima revixon

English translation:
the car started leaking oil after the last service
Ligurian:
o lavello o perde ægua de de sotta

English translation:
the sink is leaking water from underneath
Ligurian:
o lattonê o m’à dito che a cannâ a coa

English translation:
the plumber told me the pipe is leaking
Ligurian:
a bottiggia a perde da-o tappo e a l’à macciou a borsa

English translation:
the bottle is leaking from the cap and has stained the bag
Ligurian:
emmo perso un muggio de tempo

English translation:
we wasted a lot of time
Ligurian:
o l’à asgreiou mezo mion inte di oggetti de luscio

English translation:
he squandered half a million on luxury items
Ligurian:
se ti te perdi, ciammine e te venimmo à piggiâ

English translation:
if you get lost, call us and we’ll come pick you up
Ligurian:
o s’é perso apreuvo a-i detaggi e o l’à ascordou l’insemme

English translation:
he got lost in the details and forgot the whole picture
Ligurian:
se semmo persi in ciarle

English translation:
we got carried away chatting
Ligurian:
se açetto ste condiçioin, son mi à perdighe

English translation:
if I accept these conditions, I’m the one who loses out
Ligurian:
ammia de no perde d’euggio quello che conta

English translation:
try not to lose sight of what really matters
Ligurian:
o m’é passou pe euggio dòppo a curva

English translation:
I lost sight of him after the bend
Ligurian:
se ti væ avanti coscì, à quarchedun ghe scappià a paçiensa

English translation:
if you carry on like this, someone is going to lose their patience
Ligurian:
o l’à perso o sæximo dòppo a mòrte do figgio

English translation:
she lost her mind after her son’s death
Ligurian:
dòppo ch’o l’aiva criou tutto o giorno, o meistro o l’é vegnuo röco e o giaminava into parlâ

English translation:
after shouting all day, the teacher lost his voice and could barely speak
Ligurian:
ò provou à incoraggîlo, ma gh’ea za cheito o cheu

English translation:
I tried to encourage him, but by then he had lost heart
Ligurian:
piggite un segondo de respio e no stâ à negâ inte un gòtto d’ægua

English translation:
take a breath and don’t make a mountain out of a molehill
Ligurian:
a seu mòrte a l’é stæta unna perdia pe tutto Zena

English translation:
his death was a loss for all of Genoa
Ligurian:
gh’é unna perdia d’ægua a-o cian de d’ato

English translation:
there’s a water leak on the floor above
Ligurian:
o l’à perdonou o fræ dòppo tanti anni

English translation:
he forgave his brother after many years
Ligurian:
st’offeisa no gh’â perdoniò

English translation:
I won’t forgive him for this offense
Ligurian:
o debito o l’é stæto perdonou

English translation:
the debt has been forgiven
Ligurian:
scià perdoñe, ma no son d’accòrdio!

English translation:
forgive me, but I don’t agree!
Ligurian:
scià perdoñan o retardio, ma no attrovava ciù e ciave da machina

English translation:
forgive me for being late, but I couldn’t find the car keys
Ligurian:
o gh’à domandou perdon pe quello ch’o l’aiva fæto

English translation:
he asked his forgiveness for what he had done
Ligurian:
o l’é un travaggio ch’o l’é stæto fæto a-a perfeçion

English translation:
it’s a job that has been done perfectly
Ligurian:
o l’é pægio do tutto de l’atro

English translation:
it’s perfectly identical to the other one
Ligurian:
o teu cian o me pâ perfetto

English translation:
your plan seems perfect to me
Ligurian:
sto regallo o l’é perfetto pe lê

English translation:
that gift is perfect for her
Ligurian:
a perfeçion de quelli freschi a m’à fæto restâ sensa poule

English translation:
the perfection of those frescoes left me speechless
Ligurian:
i nòstri nemixi en asperti e grammi

English translation:
our enemies are cunning and treacherous
Ligurian:
fiña o poæ o cianzeiva

English translation:
even his father was crying
Ligurian:
fiña i ciù zoveni conoscian quella canson

English translation:
even the youngest know that song
Ligurian:
i figgeu no se davan conto do reisego

English translation:
the children didn’t realize the danger
Ligurian:
o l’é un viægio reisegoso

English translation:
it’s a dangerous journey
Ligurian:
o bòsco o l’é pin de bestie peigose

English translation:
the forest is full of dangerous animals
Ligurian:
a çentrale a saià construta inti contorni da çittæ

English translation:
the power plant will be built on the outskirts of the city
Ligurian:
inte delegaçioin manca i spaçi verdi

English translation:
the suburbs lack green spaces
Ligurian:
o laboratöio o pubrica de relaçioin periòdiche in sciâ seu attivitæ

English translation:
the laboratory publishes periodic reports on its activities
Ligurian:
o periòdico o sciòrte unna vòtta a-o meise

English translation:
the periodical comes out once a month
Ligurian:
un di momenti i ciù importanti pe-a stöia de sto paise

English translation:
one of the most important periods in this country’s history
Ligurian:
sta lanterna a l’à un periodo de dexe segondi

English translation:
this lighthouse has a period of ten seconds
Ligurian:
chì se ghe peu intrâ solo co-o badge

English translation:
entry here is only permitted with a badge
Ligurian:
o l’à piccou cianin e o l’à domandou: «se peu?»

English translation:
he knocked softly and asked, “May I come in?”
Ligurian:
se peu intrâ?

English translation:
excuse me, may I come in?
Ligurian:
con perdon, pòsso passâ?

English translation:
excuse me, may I get past?
Ligurian:
sensa a permiscion da propietäia no poemmo taggiâ l’erbo

English translation:
without the owner’s permission we can’t cut down the tree
Ligurian:
o l’à domandou un giorno de permisso pe anâ da-o mego

English translation:
he asked for a day off to go to the doctor
Ligurian:
o Commun de Camoggi o l’à permisso à di privæ de privatizzâ a mæña de San Fertoso pe doe palanche

English translation:
the Municipality of Camogli has allowed private individuals to privatize the beach of San Fruttuoso for next to nothing
Ligurian:
no poemmo permettise unna machina coscì caa

English translation:
we can’t afford such an expensive car
Ligurian:
no me son permisso d’addesciâve perché me paivi stanchi

English translation:
I didn’t allow myself to wake you because you seemed tired
Ligurian:
l’erbo de peie o l’à di rammi pin de fruti

English translation:
the pear tree has branches full of fruit
Ligurian:
à mi, però, nisciun m’à dito ninte

English translation:
to me, however, nobody said anything
Ligurian:
aggiuttavan i perseguitæ à scappâ da-o paise

English translation:
they helped the persecuted to flee the country
Ligurian:
arvî e giöxie!

English translation:
open the shutters!
Ligurian:
percöse ti perscisti se ti veddi che coscì o no fonçioña?

English translation:
why do you persist if you see that it’s not working?
Ligurian:
sciben che me son cuou, a mæ tossa a persciste

English translation:
despite the treatments, my cough persists
Ligurian:
inte quella stançia gh’é dexe persoñe

English translation:
in that room there are ten people
Ligurian:
a l’é unna persoña ben ben servixosa

English translation:
he is a very helpful person
Ligurian:
no gh’é nisciun ch’o l’agge visto

English translation:
there isn’t a single person who has seen him
Ligurian:
a l’é unna persoña de conscideraçion, tutti ghe dan a mente

English translation:
he is a respected person, everyone listens to him
Ligurian:
a-o festival gh’ea tante figue do spettacolo

English translation:
many showbiz personalities were present at the festival
Ligurian:
o l’é un di personaggi primmäi da stöia

English translation:
he is one of the main characters of the story
Ligurian:
quell’òmmo o l’é pròpio unna figua

English translation:
that guy is really quite a character
Ligurian:
l’é megio stâ da-a larga da quello leme

English translation:
it’s better to stay clear of that character
Ligurian:
a l’é unna costion personale

English translation:
it’s a personal matter
Ligurian:
a direttoa a l’à incontrou tutto o personale

English translation:
the director met with the entire staff
Ligurian:
un investigatô inzegnoso o capisce a-a primma donde çercâ

English translation:
a perspicacious investigator immediately understands where to look
Ligurian:
o candidou o l’à mostrou un gran inzegno

English translation:
the candidate showed great perspicacity
Ligurian:
a perverscion do poei a peu portâ à di gravi abuxi e ingiustiçie inta soçietæ

English translation:
the perversion of power can lead to serious abuses and injustices in society
Ligurian:
unna persoña pesante

English translation:
a tiresome person
Ligurian:
unna revelaçion pesante

English translation:
a heavy revelation
Ligurian:
unna retòrica davei ascidiosa

English translation:
a really heavy rhetoric
Ligurian:
t’ê pròpio de peiso!

English translation:
you’re such a pain!
Ligurian:
peisa a fæña primma d’azzonzila

English translation:
weigh the flour before adding it
Ligurian:
t’æ pesou i pro e i contro da seu propòsta?

English translation:
have you weighed the pros and cons of their proposal?
Ligurian:
o pacco o peisa tròppo pe mi

English translation:
the package is too heavy for me
Ligurian:
sta borsa a pesià a-o manco dexe chilli

English translation:
this bag must weigh at least ten kilos
Ligurian:
a töa a peisa, aggiuttime à mesciâla

English translation:
the table is heavy, help me move it
Ligurian:
quella responsabilitæ a me peisa

English translation:
that responsibility weighs on me
Ligurian:
me peiso tutte e mattin avanti de fâ colaçion

English translation:
I weigh myself every morning before breakfast
Ligurian:
inte unna scituaçion delicâ l’é megio pesâ e poule

English translation:
in a delicate situation it’s better to weigh one’s words
Ligurian:
a-a teu etæ ti vivi ancon a-e spalle de teu moæ?

English translation:
at your age you’re still a burden on your mother’s shoulders?
Ligurian:
an fæto torna a pesâ pe stâ segui

English translation:
they redid the weighing just to be sure
Ligurian:
unna pesâ a correspondeiva à 238 chilli pöcassæ

English translation:
one “pesata” corresponded to about 238 kilos
Ligurian:
pe çertidun a pesca a l’é solo che un spòrt

English translation:
for some, fishing is just a sport
Ligurian:
sto persego o l’é ben ben doçe

English translation:
this peach is very sweet
Ligurian:
confittua de perseghi

English translation:
peach jam
Ligurian:
vëi con mæ coxa emmo pescou un loasso stramesuou da-o meu

English translation:
yesterday with my cousin we caught a huge sea bass from the pier
Ligurian:
çerco de pescâ quello cappellin ch’o m’é cheito into mâ

English translation:
I’m trying to fish out that little hat that fell into the sea
Ligurian:
o messiavo o l’ea pescou e o sciortiva in mâ tutte e mattin

English translation:
grandpa was a fisherman and went out to sea every morning
Ligurian:
a truta a l’é un pescio d’ægua doçe

English translation:
the trout is a freshwater fish
Ligurian:
a pittansa de pescio ch’a m’é ciù caa o l’é o stocchefisce

English translation:
my favorite fish dish is stockfish
Ligurian:
o pescou o l’à tiou sciù un pescio stramesuou

English translation:
the fisherman pulled up a huge fish
Ligurian:
segondo l’oròscopo, ancheu i pesci avian unna giornâ affortunâ

English translation:
according to the horoscope, today Pisces will have a lucky day
Ligurian:
inta cantiña gh’é unna barî de pescio saou

English translation:
in the cellar there is a barrel of salted fish
Ligurian:
o pescio can o l’é attræto da l’ödô do sangue

English translation:
the shark is attracted by the smell of blood
Ligurian:
e barche da pesca en pronte à sarpâ

English translation:
the fishing boats are ready to set sail
Ligurian:
o l’é ancon averto o ciappaieu à st’oa?

English translation:
is the fishmonger's still open at this hour?
Ligurian:
vanni da-o pesciaieu e piggime unna fetta de pescio spâ

English translation:
go to the fishmonger's and get me a slice of swordfish
Ligurian:
ò accattou un laxerto, un loasso e di moscoli da-o ciappaieu

English translation:
I bought a mackerel, a sea bass, and some mussels from the fishmonger
Ligurian:
o ciappaieu o s’é taggiou co-o cotello

English translation:
the fisherman cut himself with the knife
Ligurian:
a l’ea carrega do peiso di libbri

English translation:
she was laden with the weight of the books
Ligurian:
tiavan sciù i peixi

English translation:
they were lifting weights
Ligurian:
unna persoña de peiso

English translation:
a person of importance
Ligurian:
un peiso in sciô cheu

English translation:
a weight on the heart
Ligurian:
unna peisa da 20kg

English translation:
a 20kg weight
Ligurian:
comensa à pestâ l’aggio into mortâ

English translation:
start crushing the garlic in the mortar
Ligurian:
se no ti â cianti, chiño e te ê schisso

English translation:
if you don't stop it, I'm coming down and I'll thrash you
Ligurian:
gh’é doî intra stradda che se ê dan, vëgni à vedde!

English translation:
there are two guys beating each other up in the street, come and see!
Ligurian:
raxonâ con mæ barba o l’é comme pestâ l’ægua into mortâ

English translation:
arguing with my uncle is like beating water in a mortar
Ligurian:
quello figgeu o l’é un tresto

English translation:
that kid is a pest
Ligurian:
o l’é tornou da-o pub con un euggio pesto

English translation:
he came back from the pub with a black eye
Ligurian:
pe inandiâ o pesto n’ammanca aggio, pigneu, baxaicò e un bello mortâ de marmao

English translation:
to make pesto we're missing garlic, pine nuts, basil, and a nice marble mortar
Ligurian:
pe-o pesto co-i faxolin e e patatte à mi m’é ciù cao e troffiette ò e lasagne

English translation:
for pesto with green beans and potatoes I prefer trofie or lasagne
Ligurian:
e verdue ean condie con un battuo de persa e aggio

English translation:
the vegetables were dressed with a pesto of marjoram and garlic
Ligurian:
un petalo da reusa o s’é destaccou co-o vento

English translation:
a petal of the rose came off in the wind
Ligurian:
unna barî de petròlio sgreuzzo

English translation:
a barrel of crude oil
Ligurian:
quello petene d’òsso e argento o l’é unna relichia de famiggia

English translation:
that comb of bone and silver is a family heirloom
Ligurian:
un peccetto o sätettava in sciô poggiölo

English translation:
a robin was hopping about on the terrace
Ligurian:
pregan e se battan o peto

English translation:
they pray and beat their chests
Ligurian:
ti ne veu un tocchetto?

English translation:
do you want a little piece?
Ligurian:
mangiâ un tòcco de pan

English translation:
to eat a piece of bread
Ligurian:
cattâ un pesso de recangio

English translation:
to buy a spare part
Ligurian:
un pesso gròsso

English translation:
a big shot
Ligurian:
l’é un pesso che no â veddeivan

English translation:
they hadn't seen her in a long while
Ligurian:
un bello tòcco de figgia

English translation:
quite a fine girl
Ligurian:
quello gondon o l’à dæto a corpa a-i atri

English translation:
that piece of shit blamed the others
Ligurian:
a-a reunion parteçipava un pescio gròsso do ministëio

English translation:
a big shot from the ministry attended the meeting
Ligurian:
sto vin o me gusta

English translation:
I like this wine
Ligurian:
no me gusta quella smersa de persoñe

English translation:
I don't like that kind of people
Ligurian:
vegnimmo delongo inte sta pisseria perché a ne gusta da matti

English translation:
we always come to this pizzeria because we love it to bits
Ligurian:
ammiâla l’ea un piaxei

English translation:
watching her was a pleasure
Ligurian:
quande gh’é da fâ un servixo, o no dixe mai de no

English translation:
when there's a favour to be done he never says no
Ligurian:
a ciaga a s’é serrâ

English translation:
the wound has healed
Ligurian:
o bancâ o l’addeuvia a cioña pe perfeçionâ a töa

English translation:
the carpenter uses the plane to perfect the table
Ligurian:
besorriæ cionâ un pö quello tòcco de legno

English translation:
that piece of wood ought to be planed down a bit
Ligurian:
comm’o l’é bello o tramonto in sciâ ciaña d’Arbenga!

English translation:
how lovely the sunset over the plain of Albenga!
Ligurian:
aspetime, m’appöso un momento in sciô ballou pe repiggiâ o sciou

English translation:
wait for me, I'll stop for a second on the landing to catch my breath
Ligurian:
quande gh’an dæto a notiçia de l’armistiçio, an cento da-o contento

English translation:
when they were given the news of the armistice, they wept for joy
Ligurian:
un ommon grande e gròsso o cianzeiva comme un figgeu

English translation:
a great big man was crying like a baby
Ligurian:
cianzemmo i erroî che an portou à sta desfæta

English translation:
we mourn the mistakes that led to this defeat
Ligurian:
chì coscì gh’é tutto cianello

English translation:
around here it's all flat
Ligurian:
o campo da zeugo o l’à da ëse do tutto cianello

English translation:
the playing field must be perfectly level
Ligurian:
ammia d’anâ cianin!

English translation:
mind you go slowly!
Ligurian:
o me l’à dito cianin, squæxi sottovoxe

English translation:
he told me softly, almost under his breath
Ligurian:
a casciña a s’erze in sce unna ciaña contornâ da de colliñe

English translation:
the farmhouse stands on a plain surrounded by hills
Ligurian:
o cian do burò o l’é tutto sgranfignou

English translation:
the desktop is all scratched up
Ligurian:
nettezza ben o cian de travaggio primma de coxinâ

English translation:
clean the work surface well before cooking
Ligurian:
staggo a-o segondo cian

English translation:
I live on the second floor
Ligurian:
o cian de tæra o l’é destinou a-e buteghe

English translation:
the ground floor is reserved for shops
Ligurian:
in sciô cian da teoria ti gh’æ raxon

English translation:
on a theoretical level you’re right
Ligurian:
beseugna che raxonemmo in sciô cian econòmico ascì

English translation:
we also need to reason on an economic level
Ligurian:
i nemixi an un cian pe conquistâ o castello

English translation:
the enemies have a plan to conquer the castle
Ligurian:
o governo o l’à un neuvo cian econòmico

English translation:
the government has a new economic plan
Ligurian:
into sallon gh’é un vegio piano verticale

English translation:
in the living room there’s an old upright piano
Ligurian:
o cian de cottua o l’à quattro feughi co-o gazzo

English translation:
the cooktop has four gas burners
Ligurian:
cian cianin o se repiggia da l’operaçion

English translation:
slowly he’s recovering from the operation
Ligurian:
acciantemmo unna semensa

English translation:
let’s plant a seed
Ligurian:
acciantâ un cancæto inta miagia

English translation:
to drive a hook into the wall
Ligurian:
no ti peu acciantâ o teu galante a-o telefono!

English translation:
you can’t ditch your boyfriend over the phone!
Ligurian:
ciantila de sbraggiâ!

English translation:
stop yelling!
Ligurian:
a machina da cuxî a s’é appontâ

English translation:
the sewing machine has jammed
Ligurian:
t’æ assemenou i succhin?

English translation:
have you planted the zucchini?
Ligurian:
a galante a l’à acciantou

English translation:
his fiancée dumped him
Ligurian:
de chi o l’é o scito a-o cian de tæra?

English translation:
whose is the ground-floor apartment?
Ligurian:
a vascellæa a l’é piña de tondi e gòtti che sciugan

English translation:
the plate rack is full of dishes and glasses drying
Ligurian:
inta casa de campagna emmo unna bella vascellæa de legno

English translation:
in the country house we have a lovely wooden plate rack
Ligurian:
a Tæra a non l’é ciatta

English translation:
the Earth is not flat
Ligurian:
un tondo co-a carne e l’insalatta

English translation:
a plate with meat and salad
Ligurian:
m’é cheito un tondo in tæra e o s’é scciappou inte mille tòcchi

English translation:
I dropped a plate and it shattered
Ligurian:
quande t’æ finio de lavâli, appilla i tondi cianelli in sce quella töa

English translation:
when you’re done washing them, stack the flat plates on that table
Ligurian:
ti â veu unna bella xatta de menestra ch’a fumma?

English translation:
would you like a nice plate of steaming soup?
Ligurian:
a l’é unna pittansa ben ben ricca, perfetta pe l’inverno

English translation:
it’s a very rich dish, perfect for winter
Ligurian:
staggo in ciassa de l’Æguaverde

English translation:
I live in Piazza Acquaverde
Ligurian:
i sordatti avansavan armæ de picche

English translation:
the soldiers advanced armed with pikes
Ligurian:
ti ghe l’æ unna carta de spoæ?

English translation:
do you have a card of spades?
Ligurian:
ò callou l’asso de spoæ

English translation:
I played the ace of spades
Ligurian:
gh’ò propòsto d’anâ a-o cine, ma o m’à dæto o legnetto

English translation:
I suggested going to the movies, but he turned me down flat
Ligurian:
o ferrâ o picca co-o martello in sce l’anchizze

English translation:
the blacksmith strikes the anvil with the hammer
Ligurian:
a l’à piccou seu fræ

English translation:
he beat up his brother
Ligurian:
vorriæ dâ da testa inta miagia, ma sto chì o no l’é o momento de lasciâse anâ a-a despiaçion

English translation:
I’d like to bang my head against the wall, but this is no time to give in to despair
Ligurian:
t’ê tròppo piccin pe montâ in sciâ giòstra

English translation:
you’re too little to ride the merry-go-round
Ligurian:
i doî combi ammiavan o drento do scito da-a ciappa do barcon

English translation:
the two pigeons watch the inside of the apartment from the windowsill
Ligurian:
e nuvie crovivan a çimma da montagna

English translation:
the clouds covered the mountain peak
Ligurian:
o trafego o l’à toccou un mascimo à eutt’oe

English translation:
traffic reached a peak at eight o’clock
Ligurian:
o l’ea un òmmo piccin

English translation:
he was a small man
Ligurian:
Poulo o l’é o figgio ciù piccin

English translation:
Paolo is the youngest child
Ligurian:
a tramontaña a l’é inta constellaçion do Caro Piccin

English translation:
the North Star is in the constellation Ursa Minor
Ligurian:
lê a cammiña delongo co-i pë descäsci, comme San Françesco

English translation:
she always walks barefoot, like Saint Francis
Ligurian:
me son fæta mâ a-o pê drito

English translation:
I hurt my right foot
Ligurian:
o pê da töa o l’é scavissou

English translation:
the leg of the table is chipped
Ligurian:
a l’à misso un tappetin sott’a-o pê da lampa

English translation:
he put a small mat under the base of the lamp
Ligurian:
son erto sëi pê

English translation:
I’m six feet tall
Ligurian:
chi o l’à i pê dôsci o deve portâ de soette ortopediche

English translation:
those with flat feet have to wear orthopedic insoles
Ligurian:
forma unna ceiga into feuggio e sguarilo inta doî

English translation:
make a fold in the sheet and tear it in two
Ligurian:
ò fæto a doggia a-e braghe co-o færo da stiâ

English translation:
I creased my trousers with the iron
Ligurian:
no pòsso presentâme à unn’intervista de travaggio con unna camixa con coscì tante ceighe

English translation:
I can’t show up to a job interview in a shirt with so many wrinkles
Ligurian:
quello figgeu o l’é apreuvo à piggiâ unna gramma chiña

English translation:
that boy is going down a bad path
Ligurian:
ò doggiou o lençeu in doî

English translation:
I folded the sheet in two
Ligurian:
ò domandou a-o cuxou d’accettâ a camixa

English translation:
I asked the tailor to put pleats in the shirt
Ligurian:
ò un pægua cegæso inta stacca

English translation:
I have a folding umbrella in my pocket
Ligurian:
son do tutto d’accòrdio

English translation:
I fully agree
Ligurian:
me sento pin da scciuppâ, no veuggio manco o pandoçe

English translation:
I feel as full as an egg, I don’t even want any pandolce
Ligurian:
pria travaggiâ da-o tempo, da l’ægua

English translation:
stone eroded by time, by water
Ligurian:
o l’à tiou un sascio

English translation:
he threw a stone
Ligurian:
a no l’é unna campagna, o l’é un ciappâ!

English translation:
that’s not a farm, it’s a heap of stones!
Ligurian:
unna bottiggia de Pigou d’Arbenga

English translation:
a bottle of Pigato from Albenga
Ligurian:
in sciâ töa do scagno gh’é unna pilla del libbri da leze

English translation:
there’s a pile of books to read on the office desk
Ligurian:
ammia se inta cantia gh’é unna pilla pe-o telecommando

English translation:
see if there’s a battery in the drawer for the remote
Ligurian:
mæ madonnâ a tëgne unna pilla in sciô ghirindon s’a l’à da anâ a-o bagno de neutte

English translation:
my grandmother keeps a flashlight on her nightstand in case she has to go to the bathroom at night
Ligurian:
se capisce che no t’æ famme, l’é tutto o giorno che ti pitti l’uga!

English translation:
it’s obvious you’re not hungry, you’ve been nibbling on grapes all day!
Ligurian:
mi no me ne fasso ninte de cös’o pensa o figgio do Zubbo: veuggio o pai de un esperto

English translation:
I don’t care what John Doe thinks: I want an expert’s opinion
Ligurian:
e gente in sciâ mæña an visto l’aa do squæo ch’a taggiava l’ægua

English translation:
the people on the beach saw the shark’s fin cutting through the water
Ligurian:
co-e ae se neua ciù de lengê

English translation:
with flippers you can swim more easily
Ligurian:
sott’a-o pin gh’ea tante pigne

English translation:
under the pine tree there were many pinecones
Ligurian:
n’ò accattou unna pinta e meza

English translation:
I bought a pint and a half of it
Ligurian:
a l’ea unna santa dònna, a l’aggiuttava i pövei do quartê

English translation:
she was a pious woman, she helped the poor of the neighborhood
Ligurian:
o l’à visciuo unna vitta divöta, delongo fedele a-i preçetti da seu religion

English translation:
he lived a pious life, always faithful to the precepts of his religion
Ligurian:
doman torna ægua?

English translation:
more rain tomorrow?
Ligurian:
semmo sciortii sotta l’ægua perché drento gh’ea tròppo cado

English translation:
we went out in the rain because it was too hot inside
Ligurian:
quæ o l’é o numero atòmico do ciongio?

English translation:
what’s the atomic number of lead?
Ligurian:
i ciongi tian zu e ræ

English translation:
the sinkers pull the nets down
Ligurian:
se semmo misse à l’ombra de l’arboa

English translation:
we settled in the shade of the poplar
Ligurian:
ò bevuo l’ægua ciuvaña

English translation:
I drank the rainwater
Ligurian:
ancheu chì ceuve e se scuggia in scê stradde

English translation:
today it’s raining here and the roads are slippery
Ligurian:
ammia de piggiâ o pægua, che maniman ceuve!

English translation:
make sure you take an umbrella, it could rain!
Ligurian:
in sciâ fin l’é ciuvuo vëi?

English translation:
did it actually rain yesterday in the end?
Ligurian:
o messiavo o fumma a pippa dòppo çeña

English translation:
grandpa smokes a pipe after dinner
Ligurian:
t’æ da fâ o piscin?

English translation:
do you have to pee?
Ligurian:
o rattopennugo o xeua de neutte

English translation:
the bat flies at night
Ligurian:
gh’ea un fòrte ödô de piscio into sottapasso

English translation:
there was a strong smell of piss in the underpass
Ligurian:
carne co-i poïsci

English translation:
meat and peas
Ligurian:
un sacchettin de poïsci zeæ

English translation:
a bag of frozen peas
Ligurian:
tiâ feua unna pistòlla d’inta stacca

English translation:
to draw a pistol from one’s pocket
Ligurian:
l’é ciù freido in casa che de feua

English translation:
it’s colder inside the house than outside
Ligurian:
parla ciù adaxo, no t’accapiscio!

English translation:
speak more slowly, I don’t understand you!
Ligurian:
ciutòsto che tedeschi, à mi pan austriachi

English translation:
more than Germans, they seem Austrian to me
Ligurian:
quello giorno o l’é stæto sens’atro o ciù bello da mæ vitta

English translation:
that day was without a doubt the most beautiful of my life
Ligurian:
doî ciù doî o l’é quattro

English translation:
two plus two equals four
Ligurian:
ancheu gh’é ciù tante persoñe che vëi

English translation:
there are more people today than yesterday
Ligurian:
son stæta ciù de unna vòtta à Pariggi e a me piaxe delongo comme çittæ

English translation:
I’ve been to Paris several times and I still like it as a city
Ligurian:
pe st’esperimento chì gh’é beseugno de un ò ciù tanti volontäi

English translation:
for this experiment one or more volunteers are needed
Ligurian:
o ciù o l’é ëse in boña sanitæ, tutto o resto o l’é in de ciù

English translation:
the main thing is to be in good health, everything else is secondary
Ligurian:
i ciù tanti en partii à l’arba pe schivâ o trafego

English translation:
most of them left at dawn to avoid the motorway traffic
Ligurian:
o laddro o l’ea erto, co-i cavelli möi, e in scî quaranta pöcassæ

English translation:
the thief was tall, with dark hair, and roughly in his forties
Ligurian:
capiscio quello che ti veu dî, ciù o meno

English translation:
I understand what you mean, more or less
Ligurian:
quelli figgeu en assæ zoeni

English translation:
those boys are rather young
Ligurian:
anemmo à corrî, ò megio ancon à nuâ

English translation:
let’s go for a run, or rather a swim
Ligurian:
incangio, perché no ti stæ un pö sitto oua?

English translation:
on another note, why don’t you keep quiet for a bit now?
Ligurian:
incangio de sbraitâ, stanni à sentî

English translation:
rather than shouting, listen
Ligurian:
m’é ciù cao arrestâ in cà ciufito che sciortî con sto tempo

English translation:
I’d rather stay home than go out in this weather
Ligurian:
emmo mangiou a pissa co-e çioule e a mossarella de bufaa

English translation:
we had pizza with onions and buffalo mozzarella
Ligurian:
pe acconsâ a pissa addeuvio solo che a sarsa de tomate, a mossarella, o baxaicò, l’euio e a sâ

English translation:
to top the pizza I only use tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, oil and salt
Ligurian:
son vegnui in pisseria pe piggiâ o mangiâ pe-a festa

English translation:
they came to the pizzeria to pick up the food for the party
Ligurian:
a scerpa neuva a me spellinsega in sciô còllo

English translation:
the new scarf is itching my neck
Ligurian:
te piaxe i beviaggi che pessigan?

English translation:
do you like fizzy drinks?
Ligurian:
sta meixiña a bruxa

English translation:
this medicine stings
Ligurian:
a gh’à dæto un spellinsegon in sciô brasso

English translation:
he gave him a pinch on the arm
Ligurian:
o se grattava a sagoggiâ in sciâ gamba

English translation:
he was scratching the bite on his leg
Ligurian:
dâghe un spellinsegon in sciô còllo

English translation:
give him a pinch on the neck
Ligurian:
unna sagoggiâ de çinsaa

English translation:
a mosquito bite
Ligurian:
ghe veu unna preisa de succao

English translation:
you need a pinch of sugar
Ligurian:
ghe veu un stissin de fortuña pe arriescîghe

English translation:
you need a bit of luck to pull it off
Ligurian:
a m’à dæto un spellinsegon pe burla

English translation:
he gave me a pinch as a joke
Ligurian:
gh’é pöchi gòtti, no bastian pe-a festa

English translation:
there are few glasses, they won’t be enough for the party
Ligurian:
quello zoveno o no l’à guæi esperiensa

English translation:
that boy has little experience
Ligurian:
pöco l’é cangiou da aloa

English translation:
little has changed since then
Ligurian:
no ò speiso guæi

English translation:
I spent little
Ligurian:
dòrmo pöco de sti urtimi tempi

English translation:
I’ve been sleeping little lately
Ligurian:
no me mescio guæi durante o giorno

English translation:
I don’t move much during the day
Ligurian:
me sento pöco seguo

English translation:
I feel hardly secure
Ligurian:
azzonzi l’euio a-a pasta pittin à pittin

English translation:
add the oil to the dough little by little
Ligurian:
de lì à no guæi o treno o l’é arrivou a-a staçion de Zena Bösanæo

English translation:
shortly after the train arrived at the Genova Bolzaneto station
Ligurian:
o stanco o l’é pöco dòppo o maxellâ

English translation:
the tobacconist is just past the butcher
Ligurian:
l’ò visto che no l’é guæi ch’o sciortiva d’into scagno

English translation:
I saw him leaving the office a little while ago
Ligurian:
o zoveno poeta o l’à pubricou a seu primma arrecuggeita in versci

English translation:
the young poet has published his first collection of verses
Ligurian:
dapeu o s’é misso torna à dormî co-a pansa piña

English translation:
then he went back to sleep with a full belly
Ligurian:
primma finiscio o lou, dòppo sciòrto de cà

English translation:
first I finish the work, then I leave the house
Ligurian:
e pe de ciù manco â conoscio

English translation:
and besides, I don’t even know her
Ligurian:
piggio o pægua dæto che ceuve

English translation:
I’ll take the umbrella since it’s raining
Ligurian:
an construto un neuvo ponte in sciâ Ponçeivia

English translation:
they built a new bridge over the Polcevera
Ligurian:
a Ponçeivia a strixella da Pontedeximo fin a-a foxe tra Sampedæña e Corniggen

English translation:
the Polcevera flows from Pontedecimo down to its mouth between Sampierdarena and Cornigliano
Ligurian:
no veuggio intrâ inta polemica, m’é ciù cao taxei

English translation:
I don’t want to get into the controversy, I’d rather keep quiet
Ligurian:
o Zane o l’é vegnuo ancon ciù polemico inti urtimi tempi

English translation:
Giovanni has grown even more contentious lately