Roofs: Slate, copper and tile roofs can last more than 50 years. Homeowners with wood shake roofs should expect them to last about 30 years, while fiber cement shingles last about 25 years and asphalt shingle/composition roofs last about 20 years, the NAHB found. Climate and weather conditions, such as snow, hail and hurricanes, can cut the life span of all types of roofs.
The name âbelladonnaâ means âbeautiful lady,â and was chosen because of a risky practice in Italy. The belladonna berry juice was used historically in Italy to enlarge the pupils of women, giving them a striking appearance. This was not a good idea, because belladonna can be poisonous.
Giuseppe Benvenuto, I'm Italian, thus an Italian native speaker. Views. In addition to all the other answers, I'd like to point out that la bella (bella accompanied by its matching article) could also refer to (in the appropriate context): 1) The definitive form of a written document (e.g. a short essay composed at school) - opposed to la brutta, litteraly the ugly one, which refers to its intermediate draft; 2) A tie-breaker match, as in Siamo pari, giochiamo la bella, meaning We're even, let's play a tie-breaker match. Its superlative form la bellissima is also used, usually referring to an extra tie-breaker match in those games where a tie-breaker could in turn result in a tie game.