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Italian word

dettato

dictation (a school exercise where the teacher reads aloud and students write)

Looks like

dictated

'dictated' is past tense of 'to dictate'

⚠️ The trap

Italian 'dettato' is a noun meaning a dictation exercise. English 'dictated' is a verb form. The correct English noun is 'dictation'.

To say "'dictated' is past tense of 'to dictate'" in Italian:

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"dettato" in English means:

dictation (a school exercise where the teacher reads aloud and students write)

Example

"La maestra ha fatto un dettato per verificare l'ortografia."

"The teacher did a dictation exercise to check spelling."

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