A2🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
orale
oral (exam or part of an exam)
Looks like
oral
relating to the mouth; also spoken (oral exam = closely equivalent)
⚠️ The trap
Meanings align for the academic context, but in Italian 'orale' is used as a standalone noun ('fare l'orale' = to do the oral). In English you must say 'oral exam' or 'oral' as shorthand — and 'oral' in non-academic contexts refers to the mouth.
To say "relating to the mouth; also spoken (oral exam = closely equivalent)" in Italian:
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"orale" in English means:
oral (exam or part of an exam)
Example
"Ho passato lo scritto, ora devo fare l'orale."
"I passed the written part; now I have to do the oral exam."
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