B1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
promuovere
to pass a student to the next year; also to promote (in general)
Looks like
promote
to advance someone; to advertise/publicise
⚠️ The trap
In Italian schools, 'essere promosso' means to pass the year and advance to the next grade. In English, 'promoted' in a school context would sound like a teacher was given a job promotion, not that a student passed their year.
To say "to advance someone; to advertise/publicise" in Italian:
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"promuovere" in English means:
to pass a student to the next year; also to promote (in general)
Example
"È stato promosso con ottimi voti."
"He passed to the next year with excellent grades."
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