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Italian word
lingua straniera
foreign language (school subject)
Looks like
strange language / foreign language
foreign language (closely equivalent)
⚠️ The trap
'Straniero' looks like 'strange' but means 'foreign'. Italian learners sometimes say 'strange language' instead of 'foreign language'. The Italian for 'strange' is 'strano', not 'straniero'.
To say "foreign language (closely equivalent)" in Italian:
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"lingua straniera" in English means:
foreign language (school subject)
Example
"Sto studiando l'inglese come prima lingua straniera."
"I am studying English as my first foreign language."
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