‘he was young, beautiful, and living la dolce vita’
‘There's no doubt that Vancouver is a great city: a West Coast exponent of la dolce vita, where lifestyle is a metropolitan obsession.’
‘Watson's orotund voice is complemented by swooning strings, lush orchestration and gloriously cheery tempi, conjuring the Med, lemon trees and a large dollop of la dolce vita straight into your living room.’
‘A mutual love for show business, good books, pretty women and la dolce vita put us on the same wavelength immediately.’
‘Following a disastrous graduation ceremony, during which Lizzie accidentally destroys the presentation stage, she and her pals pack their bags and plan to live la dolce vita while on a class trip to Italy.’
‘We lived out la dolce vita but Muriel never forgot Scotland.’
‘The olive oil produced here is world-class, and Britons in search of la dolce vita are putting down roots in the area.’
‘The pasta and fine coffee of Italy may only be 400 km away, but it is a long, long way from la dolce vita.’
‘For a pampering, Italian-style getaway, embrace la dolce vita in northern California.’
‘You could be somewhere in the world of la dolce vita.’
‘All the while, it is gradually revealed that Alicia is not some goody two-shoes being corrupted by la dolce vita.’
‘Strawberry mascarpone is the Italian equivalent of English strawberries and cream, with a little of la dolce vita thrown in.’
‘Affluent domestic tourists were clearly being weaned away from the glitzy, Bollywood, ideal of dolce vita: the hedonistic heights of affordable luxury!’
‘His aim is to quit politics for the dolce vita when he hits 60 in 2011.’
‘But Portofino still lacked its very own song: one that could be murdered nightly in those dolce vita bars and restaurants.’
‘After all, in order to live that dolce vita - with expensive sports cars, Caribbean vacations and all the creature comforts - you need to be a little corrupt… or lucky.’
‘The all-natural cheese mixed herbs, sun-drenched tomatoes and spices for a flavor that ‘exudes la dolce vita.’’
‘With 11 features and three programs of shorts, the festival brings a little clichéd dolce vita to the Bloor.’
‘A call interrupts his dolce vita and he agrees to a meeting.’
Origin
Italian, literally ‘sweet life’.
Are You Learning English? Here Are Our Top English Tips