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Italian False Friends

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Italian words that look like English but mean something different.

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  1. 1confetti
    sugared almonds (NOT paper confetti, which is 'coriandoli')
  2. 2parenti
    relatives (NOT parents, which is 'genitori')
  3. 3attualmente
    currently, at present (NOT actually, which is 'in realtà')
  4. 4preservativo
    condom (NOT preservative, which is 'conservante')
  5. 5incidente
    accident (NOT incident, which is 'episodio')
  6. 6factory
    doesn't exist in Italian - correct word is 'fabbrica'
  7. 7camera
    room (NOT camera, which is 'macchina fotografica')
  8. 8annoiare
    to bore (NOT to annoy, which is 'infastidire')
  9. 9libreria
    bookstore (NOT library, which is 'biblioteca')
  10. 10argomento
    topic, subject (NOT argument, which is 'discussione')
  11. 11educato
    polite (NOT educated, which is 'istruito')
  12. 12eventualmente
    possibly (NOT eventually, which is 'alla fine')
  13. 13sensibile
    sensitive (NOT sensible, which is 'ragionevole')
  14. 14morbido
    soft (NOT morbid, which is 'macabro')
  15. 15rumore
    noise (NOT rumor, which is 'voce')
  16. 16largo
    wide (NOT large, which is 'grande')
  17. 17firma
    signature (NOT firm/company, which is 'ditta')
  18. 18conveniente
    cheap, affordable (NOT convenient, which is 'comodo')
  19. 19fastidioso
    annoying (NOT fastidious, which is 'meticoloso')
  20. 20triviale
    vulgar (NOT trivial, which is 'banale')
  21. 21suggestivo
    evocative, charming (NOT suggestive, which is 'allusivo')
  22. 22confrontare
    to compare (NOT to confront, which is 'affrontare')
  23. 23delusione
    disappointment (NOT delusion, which is 'illusione')
  24. 24fabbrica
    factory (NOT fabric, which is 'tessuto')
  25. 25comprensivo
    understanding (NOT comprehensive, which is 'completo')
  26. 26conduttore
    driver, conductor (NOT behavior, which is 'comportamento')
  27. 27pretendere
    to demand, to claim (NOT to pretend, which is 'fingere')
  28. 28lunatico
    moody (NOT lunatic, which is 'pazzo')
  29. 29pavimento
    floor (NOT pavement, which is 'marciapiede')
  30. 30mancia
    tip, gratuity (NOT mania, which is 'ossessione')

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