B2🅰️ Letter A
Italian word
alterare
to alter, to change; to adulterate, to distort; to get upset
Looks like
alter
to change or cause to change
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'alterarsi' (reflexive) means to get upset or lose one's temper — completely different from English 'alter'. Also 'alterare' implies a negative change or adulteration (altering evidence, adulterating food), not just any neutral change.
To say "to change or cause to change" in Italian:
N/A (partial overlap)
"alterare" in English means:
to alter, to change; to adulterate, to distort; to get upset
Example
"Non si deve alterare la verità dei fatti."
"One must not distort the truth of the facts."
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