Italian word
lettore
foreign language assistant (a native-speaker teacher at a university)
Looks like
lecturer
a person who delivers lectures at a university
⚠️ The trap
In Italian universities, a 'lettore' is specifically a native-speaker language assistant employed to teach conversation classes. In English, a 'lecturer' is a fully qualified academic who delivers lectures — a completely different role.
To say "a person who delivers lectures at a university" in Italian:
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"lettore" in English means:
foreign language assistant (a native-speaker teacher at a university)
Example
"Il lettore madrelingua ci aiuta con la conversazione in inglese."
"The native-speaker assistant helps us with English conversation."
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