C1💼 Business
Italian word
sussistere
to exist, to be present (of conditions or requirements)
Looks like
to subsist
to barely survive on minimal resources
⚠️ The trap
In Italian legal and business language, 'sussistere' means to be present/to apply/to exist (of conditions). English 'to subsist' means to survive on very little. These sound alike but mean very different things.
To say "to barely survive on minimal resources" in Italian:
sussistere (to exist/apply); sopravvivere a malapena (to subsist)
"sussistere" in English means:
to exist, to be present (of conditions or requirements)
Example
"Non sussistono le condizioni per procedere con la firma."
"The conditions for proceeding with the signing do not exist."
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