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Italian word
celibe
unmarried, single (male)
Looks like
celibate
abstaining from marriage and sex, usually for religious reasons
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'celibe' simply means an unmarried man, with no religious connotation. In English 'celibate' implies a vow of chastity. Using 'celibe' for a priest does not carry the English meaning automatically.
To say "abstaining from marriage and sex, usually for religious reasons" in Italian:
celibe (unmarried man); astinente, celibato (celibate)
"celibe" in English means:
unmarried, single (male)
Example
"È ancora celibe — non si è mai sposato."
"He is still single — he has never married."
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