Read the passage. Marcella and her cousin Lucia just returned from a family vacation in the Italian countryside. While away, they experienced dolce far niente firsthand. They spent long, lazy afternoons with their parents and extended family, lounging around the pool. Their evenings were spent discussing things of no importance over long, delicious evening meals. Which clue from the text is most helpful for determining the meaning of dolce far niente ?
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were from the countryside in ItalyD
parents and extended family“Dolce far niente” means the pleasure of doing nothing. The clue “long, lazy afternoons” best points to relaxing without doing much; the meals and family describe the vacation but do not explain the phrase as directly.
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