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Italian word

affidare

to entrust, to give into someone's care

Looks like

affiliate

to attach or connect to an organisation

⚠️ The trap

'Affidare' and 'affiliare' are different Italian words. 'Affidare' is to entrust or place someone in another's care. 'Affiliare' is to affiliate. English speakers may mix these up due to the visual similarity with 'affiliate'.

To say "to attach or connect to an organisation" in Italian:

affiliare

"affidare" in English means:

to entrust, to give into someone's care

Example

"Ho affidato il bambino alla babysitter per la sera."

"I entrusted the child to the babysitter for the evening."

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