A2🔤 Letters B & C
Italian word
carino
cute, nice, pretty, sweet
Looks like
caring
showing kindness and concern for others
⚠️ The trap
Carino means cute or nice in appearance or manner — it does not mean caring in the English sense of showing deep concern. For that use 'premuroso' (attentive) or 'affettuoso' (affectionate).
To say "showing kindness and concern for others" in Italian:
premuroso, affettuoso (caring)
"carino" in English means:
cute, nice, pretty, sweet
Example
"Che bambino carino! Ha gli occhi azzurri."
"What a cute child! He has blue eyes."
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