B2🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
docente
teacher / lecturer (any level)
Looks like
docent
a volunteer museum or gallery guide (in American English)
⚠️ The trap
In Italian, 'docente' is the standard formal word for any teacher or lecturer. In English, 'docent' is a narrow term for a museum guide in American usage — not a school or university teacher.
To say "a volunteer museum or gallery guide (in American English)" in Italian:
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"docente" in English means:
teacher / lecturer (any level)
Example
"I docenti universitari devono fare anche ricerca."
"University lecturers also have to do research."
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