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Italian word

festival

festival (cultural, music, film)

Looks like

festive

relating to a celebration or holiday period

⚠️ The trap

'Festival' is the same in Italian and English as a noun. The trap is the Italian adjective 'festivo' which means 'festive' or 'holiday' (giorno festivo = public holiday), not 'festival'.

To say "relating to a celebration or holiday period" in Italian:

festivo (for the adjective festive)

"festival" in English means:

festival (cultural, music, film)

Example

"Il Festival del Cinema di Venezia è famoso in tutto il mondo."

"The Venice Film Festival is famous worldwide."

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