B1🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
affresco
fresco (a painting on wet plaster)
Looks like
fresh / al fresco
al fresco = outdoors (in English usage); fresh = new/cool
⚠️ The trap
In English 'al fresco' means eating or being outdoors. In Italian 'al fresco' means 'in jail' (slang)! Italians say 'all'aperto' (outdoors). The painting technique is 'affresco' — done on fresh ('fresco') plaster.
To say "al fresco = outdoors (in English usage); fresh = new/cool" in Italian:
affresco (correct for fresco painting)
"affresco" in English means:
fresco (a painting on wet plaster)
Example
"Gli affreschi della Cappella Sistina sono capolavori assoluti."
"The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel are absolute masterpieces."
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