B1💼 Business
Italian word
merce
goods, merchandise, cargo
Looks like
mercy
compassion, forgiveness, clemency
⚠️ The trap
'Merce' sounds like 'mercy' but means goods or merchandise. These are completely different. In logistics and trade documents 'merce' is extremely common.
To say "compassion, forgiveness, clemency" in Italian:
merce (goods/merchandise); grazia / pietà (mercy)
"merce" in English means:
goods, merchandise, cargo
Example
"La merce è stata consegnata in anticipo rispetto alla scadenza."
"The goods were delivered ahead of the deadline."
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