B2🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
pubblica istruzione
public education / state education system
Looks like
public instruction
no common English equivalent
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'pubblica istruzione' refers to the state education system. Translating it as 'public instruction' sounds archaic and bureaucratic in English — the normal phrase is 'public education' or 'state education'.
To say "no common English equivalent" in Italian:
N/A
"pubblica istruzione" in English means:
public education / state education system
Example
"Il Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione ha cambiato i programmi."
"The Ministry of Public Education has changed the curricula."
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