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Italian word
anelare
to long for, to yearn for (literary)
Looks like
anneal
to heat and cool metal to make it less brittle
⚠️ The trap
These look similar but mean completely different things. 'Anelare' is a literary Italian verb meaning to yearn/long for. English 'anneal' is a technical metallurgy term. No overlap whatsoever.
To say "to heat and cool metal to make it less brittle" in Italian:
ricuocere (for the metal process)
"anelare" in English means:
to long for, to yearn for (literary)
Example
"Anelava alla libertà dopo anni di prigionia."
"He yearned for freedom after years of imprisonment."
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