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Italian word

fiction

(borrowed from English) a TV drama series

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fiction

invented/imaginary stories; literature that is not factual

⚠️ The trap

Italians have borrowed 'fiction' from English but use it to mean a TV drama series — not literary fiction. In English, 'fiction' refers to prose narrative (novels, stories). Italian literary fiction is 'narrativa' or 'letteratura narrativa'.

To say "invented/imaginary stories; literature that is not factual" in Italian:

narrativa (for literary fiction); fiction (for TV drama in Italian slang)

"fiction" in English means:

(borrowed from English) a TV drama series

Example

"Mia madre ama guardare le fiction italiane in televisione."

"My mother loves watching Italian TV dramas."

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