B1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
supplente
supply teacher / substitute teacher
Looks like
supplement
something added to complete or enhance
⚠️ The trap
'Supplente' is a noun meaning a supply/substitute teacher. English 'supplement' is a noun meaning an addition (e.g. a dietary supplement) — it has no connection to substitute teaching.
To say "something added to complete or enhance" in Italian:
N/A
"supplente" in English means:
supply teacher / substitute teacher
Example
"Il professore è malato — abbiamo il supplente oggi."
"The teacher is ill — we have a substitute teacher today."
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