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Italian word

borsa di studio

scholarship / grant / bursary

Looks like

study purse (literal translation)

no direct English cognate

⚠️ The trap

'Borsa' literally means bag or purse, and 'studio' means study. Italian learners sometimes translate this word-for-word. The correct translation is 'scholarship' or 'grant'.

To say "no direct English cognate" in Italian:

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"borsa di studio" in English means:

scholarship / grant / bursary

Example

"Ha vinto una borsa di studio per studiare a Londra."

"She won a scholarship to study in London."

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