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Colloquial Italian
The complete course for beginners

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False friends

You were introduced to ‘false friends' in Unit 5. More recently you have met other words which some students find misleading since they are similar to English words but differ in meaning. To help you absorb them, let's meet some of them again. Can you match the phrases with the English translations?

I've tried the recipe - At the moment I am at home - I don't get bored - A business meeting - Lots of things have happened - The weather is hot - A big car - A cloudless sky - A brown sweater - We need to leave early.

 

1. Sono successe molte cose

 

2. Non mi annoio

 

3. Una macchina grande

 

4. Il tempo è caldo

 

5. Un cielo sereno

 

6. Ho provato la ricetta.

 

7. Una maglia marrone

 

8. Una riunione d'affari

 

9. Occorre partire presto

 

10. Attualmente sono a casa

 

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