pROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ENGLISH

Daniel Williams
Mar 21, 2023
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Falsi amici? Yeah but not how you think. There are many words in English that are spelt and pronounced in a similar way to a word in Italian but have a totally different meaning.
I have enjoyed hearing some of the funnier ones over the years like:
I pretend a lot from my staff or I’m actually working in finance.
If you can’t understand the error then make sure you look at these and avoid any future embarrassments.
actually (in realtà)
attualmente (presently/currently)
I’m actually working in finance. X
I’m currently/presently working in Finance but actually, my background is in law.
To annoy annoiare
infastidire to bore
The meeting was very annoying as he had a really boring voice.
The meeting was very boring as he had a really annoying voice.
to resume riassumere
riprendere to summarise