What does “Non vedo l'ora” mean?
Non vedo l'ora
Word for word
I don't see the hour
What it really means
To be impatient for something to happen. The standard way to say you can hardly wait for a trip, a meeting or some news.
How we say it in English
I can't wait
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Piove sul bagnato
When it rains, it pours — but note that English almost always uses it for bad news, while the Italian cuts both ways
Non ci piove
No two ways about it
Fare un freddo cane
To be freezing cold — or, stronger, it's brutal out there
Avere la luna storta
To get up on the wrong side of the bed
Ogni morte di papa
Once in a blue moon
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"