B1🅰️ Letter A
Italian word
apparecchio
device, appliance, apparatus; aeroplane (informal); dental brace
Looks like
apparatus
the technical equipment for a particular purpose
⚠️ The trap
'Apparecchio' can mean a dental brace, a household appliance, or colloquially an aircraft — meanings scattered far beyond English 'apparatus'. The dental brace meaning often surprises English speakers who expect 'brace' or 'retainer'.
To say "the technical equipment for a particular purpose" in Italian:
N/A (partial overlap)
"apparecchio" in English means:
device, appliance, apparatus; aeroplane (informal); dental brace
Example
"Mio figlio porta l'apparecchio per i denti."
"My son wears dental braces."
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