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Italian word

appello (taking attendance)

roll call / taking attendance

Looks like

appeal / appel

an urgent request; a legal appeal

⚠️ The trap

'Appello' has two academic meanings: (1) an exam sitting/date, and (2) roll call/attendance. Both are unrelated to the English word 'appeal'.

To say "an urgent request; a legal appeal" in Italian:

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"appello (taking attendance)" in English means:

roll call / taking attendance

Example

"Il professore fa l'appello all'inizio di ogni lezione."

"The teacher takes the register at the start of every lesson."

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