A2🔤 Letters B & C
Italian word
cattivo
bad, evil, naughty
Looks like
captive
a person held as a prisoner
⚠️ The trap
Cattivo looks like 'captive' but means bad or evil. It shares a Latin root (captivus) that evolved differently in Italian. If you mean a prisoner or captive, say 'prigioniero'.
To say "a person held as a prisoner" in Italian:
prigioniero, ostaggio (captive)
"cattivo" in English means:
bad, evil, naughty
Example
"Quel bambino è molto cattivo — non ascolta mai."
"That child is very naughty — he never listens."
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