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Italian word
pittore
painter (artist)
Looks like
picture
a photograph or image
⚠️ The trap
'Pittore' means painter (the person), not 'picture' (the image). The Italian for a painting/picture is 'quadro' or 'dipinto'. A photo is 'foto'. The English word 'picture' has no single Italian equivalent.
To say "a photograph or image" in Italian:
foto / immagine (for a picture/photo)
"pittore" in English means:
painter (artist)
Example
"Caravaggio era un pittore rivoluzionario."
"Caravaggio was a revolutionary painter."
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