B1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
interrogazione
oral exam / oral questioning in class by the teacher
Looks like
interrogation
intensive questioning, typically by police or in an investigation
⚠️ The trap
In Italian schools, 'interrogazione' is a routine oral test where the teacher questions individual students. In English, 'interrogation' implies a police or military context — very different connotations.
To say "intensive questioning, typically by police or in an investigation" in Italian:
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"interrogazione" in English means:
oral exam / oral questioning in class by the teacher
Example
"Ho un'interrogazione di storia domani — devo studiare bene."
"I have an oral history test tomorrow — I need to study hard."
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