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Italian word

libreria

bookshop / bookstore

Looks like

library

a room or building containing books for borrowing or reading

⚠️ The trap

This is one of the most classic Italian-English false friends. 'Libreria' is a bookshop where you BUY books. 'Biblioteca' is a library where you BORROW them.

To say "a room or building containing books for borrowing or reading" in Italian:

biblioteca

"libreria" in English means:

bookshop / bookstore

Example

"Ho comprato questo libro in una libreria vicino all'università."

"I bought this book in a bookshop near the university."

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