A2🔤 Letters B & C
Italian word
candidato
candidate (for a job or election)
Looks like
candidate
a person applying for a job or position, or running in an election
⚠️ The trap
These are near-equivalents, but in Italian 'candidato' also means an exam candidate (university student sitting an exam). English speakers rarely use 'candidate' in this academic sense as commonly as Italians do.
To say "a person applying for a job or position, or running in an election" in Italian:
candidato (near-equivalent)
"candidato" in English means:
candidate (for a job or election)
Example
"Ci sono tre candidati per il posto di direttore."
"There are three candidates for the director position."
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