Italian word
conferenza
a lecture or talk; a press conference; an academic conference
Looks like
conference
a formal meeting or event for discussion
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'una conferenza' is often a single lecture or talk, not necessarily a multi-day event. A major conference (convention) is more often 'congresso'. Do not assume 'conferenza' always means a large multi-speaker event.
To say "a formal meeting or event for discussion" in Italian:
conferenza (near-equivalent, but 'conferenza' is also a single lecture)
"conferenza" in English means:
a lecture or talk; a press conference; an academic conference
Example
"Il professore ha tenuto una conferenza sull'Intelligenza Artificiale."
"The professor gave a lecture on Artificial Intelligence."
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