A2🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
tema
essay / composition (a school writing assignment)
Looks like
theme
a central topic or subject; a musical theme
⚠️ The trap
'Tema' in an Italian school context means a written essay or composition. English 'theme' means a subject or motif — it is not a written assignment.
To say "a central topic or subject; a musical theme" in Italian:
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"tema" in English means:
essay / composition (a school writing assignment)
Example
"Il professore ci ha assegnato un tema su Dante."
"The teacher assigned us an essay on Dante."
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