52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities – ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

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False Friends“,  “Falsi Amici” in Italian, are words in the two languages that, although similar, have different meanings. Avoid misleading words by reading this article about 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities – ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends






ACCIDENTE

italian

ACCIDENTE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Stroke or Sudden Illness

english

ACCIDENT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Incidente (car accident)


AGENDA

italian

AGENDA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Diary

english

AGENDA

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Programma/ordine del giorno (schedule)


ARGOMENTO

italian

ARGOMENTO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Topic

english

ARGUMENT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ discussione/litigio

ARGOMENTO


italian

ATTENDERE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ to wait

english

ATTEND

ITALIAN Translation ➠ partecipare/assistere


ATTUALE

italian

ATTUALE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Present/Current

english

ACTUAL

ITALIAN Translation ➠ reale/vero


AVVERTIMENTO

italian

AVVERTIMENTO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Warning

english

ADVERTISMENT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Annuncio pubblicitario


BRAVO

italian

BRAVO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Good (for people)

english

BRAVE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Coraggioso


CAMERA

italian

CAMERA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Room

english

CAMERA

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Macchina fotografica


CAMPO

italian

CAMPO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Field

english

CAMP

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Accampamento


CASUALE

italian

CASUALE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Random

english

CASUAL

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Informale

CASUALE


italian

COGNATO/A

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Brother/Sister in Law

english

COGNATE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Parola simile


CONTENTO

italian

CONTENTO/A

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Happy

english

CONTENT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Conenuto/argomento


DELUSIONE

italian

DELUSIONE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Disappointment

english

DELUSION

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Illusione


italian

DISGRAZIA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Adversity/Misfortune

english

DISGRACE

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Disonore/ Infamia


DOMANDA

italian

DOMANDA

ENGLISH MEANING ➠ Question

english

DEMAND

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Richiesta


EDUCAZIONE

italian

EDUCAZIONE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Manners/Good Manners

english

EDUCATION

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Istruzione


EVENTUALE

italian

EVENTUALE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Possibile

english

EVENTUAL

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Finale/Successivo


EVENTUALMENTE

italian

EVENTUALMENTE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Possibly/Potentially

english

EVENTUALLY

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Alla fine


FABBRICA

italian

FABBRICA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Factory

english

FABRIC

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Tessuto


FACILE

italian

FACILE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Easy

english

FACILE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Superficiale


FASTIDIOSO

italian

FASTIDIOSO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Annoying

english

FASTIDIOUS

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Pignolo/Esigente


FIRMA

italian

FIRMA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Signature

english

FIRM

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Ditta/Azienda


GRAZIOSO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

GRAZIOSO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Cute

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

GRACIOUS

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Gentile


GROSSO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

GROSSO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Big/Large

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

GROSS

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Volgare


INFATTI

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

INFATTI

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Indeed

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

IN FACT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ In effetti / Anzi


INVIDIOSO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

INVIDIOSO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Envious

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

INVIDIOUS

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Odioso


LARGO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LARGO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Wide

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LARGE

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Grande/Grosso


LETTURA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LETTURA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Reading

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LECTURE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Conferenza/Lezione


LIBRERIA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LIBRERIA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Bookshop

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LIBRARY

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Biblioteca


LUSSURIA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LUSSURIA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Lust

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

LUXURY

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Lusso


MISERIA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

MISERIA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Poverty

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

MISERT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Infelicità


MORBIDO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

MORBIDO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Soft

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

MORBID

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Macabro/Morboso


OSTRICA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

OSTRICA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Oyster

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

OSTRICH

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Struzzo


PARENTE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PARENTE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Relative

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PARENT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Genitore


PATENTE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PATENTE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Driving License

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PATENTE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Brevetto


PAVIMENTO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PAVIMENTO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Floor

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PAVEMENT

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Marciapiede


PRESERVATIVO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PRESERVATIVO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Condom

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PRESERVATIVE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Conservante


PRETENDERE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PRETENDERE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ To want

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

(TO) PRETEND

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Fingere/Fare Finta


PROCESSO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

PROCESSO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ To Put on Trial

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

(TO) PROCESS

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Lavorazione/Elaborazione


RAPIRE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

RAPIRE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ to Kidnap

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

(TO) RAPE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Violentare/Stuprare


RECITA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

RECITA

ENGLISH MEANING ➠ Play (By Amatour)

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

RECITAL

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Esibizione


RETRIBUZIONE

italian

RETRIBUZIONE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Salary/Wage

english

RETRIBUTION

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Castigo/Punizione


RIASSUMERE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

RIASSUMERE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Summarize/Sum Up

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

(TO) RESUME

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Riprendere/Ricominciare


RICORDARE

italian

RICORDARE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ To Remember

english

(TO) RECORD

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Registrare


RUDE

italian

RUDE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Rough

english

RUDE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Maleducato


RUMORE

italian

RUMORE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Noise

english

RUMOR

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Pettegolezzo


SENSIBILE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SENSIBILE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Sensitive

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SENSIBLE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Sensato, saggio


SIMPATICO

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SIMPATICO

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Sensitive

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SYMPATHETIC

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Sensato, saggio


SUPPORRE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SUPPORTARE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ To bear / To Tolerate

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

(TO) SUPPORT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Sostenere


SPADA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SPADA

ENGLISH MEANING ➠ Sword

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

SPADE

ITALIAN MEANING ➠ Vanga/Picche (Cards)


STRAVAGANTE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

STRAVAGANTE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ bizzarre

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

EXTRAVAGANT

ITALIAN Translation ➠ sontuoso


VACANZA

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

VACANZA

ENGLISH Translation ➠ Holiday

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

VACANCY

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Libero/Posto Libero


VENDICARE

italian 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

VENDICARE

ENGLISH Translation ➠ To Revenge

english 52 Top WORDS Misleading Similarities - ITALIAN/ENGLISH False Friends

TO VINDICATE

ITALIAN Translation ➠ Giustificare


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