A2🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
regista
director (of a film, play, or TV show)
Looks like
registrar / register
an official who keeps records; to enrol or sign up
⚠️ The trap
'Regista' has nothing to do with 'register' or 'registrar'. It derives from 'regia' (direction/staging). The English 'director' translates as 'regista' only in the artistic context — a company director is 'direttore'.
To say "an official who keeps records; to enrol or sign up" in Italian:
regista (correct for film/theatre director)
"regista" in English means:
director (of a film, play, or TV show)
Example
"Fellini era un regista straordinario."
"Fellini was an extraordinary director."
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