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Italian word

recupero

remedial/make-up lessons or exam retake

Looks like

recovery

the process of returning to health or normal state

⚠️ The trap

In Italian schools, 'recupero' refers to extra lessons or exam retakes for students who failed. In English, 'recovery' is about health or getting back a lost item — not academic retakes.

To say "the process of returning to health or normal state" in Italian:

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"recupero" in English means:

remedial/make-up lessons or exam retake

Example

"Ho un esame di recupero in matematica a settembre."

"I have a maths resit exam in September."

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