B1🅰️ Letter A
Italian word
allontanare
to move away, to distance, to remove
Looks like
elongate
to make longer
⚠️ The trap
These look nothing alike, but learners sometimes confuse 'allontanare' with 'allungare' (to lengthen). 'Allontanare' is specifically about distance or removal.
To say "to make longer" in Italian:
allungare
"allontanare" in English means:
to move away, to distance, to remove
Example
"Si è allontanato dalla famiglia dopo il litigio."
"He distanced himself from the family after the argument."
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