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Italian word

romantico

romantic; also relating to Romanticism (the 19th-century movement)

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romantic

relating to romance/love; also the Romantic literary period

⚠️ The trap

Both languages use 'romantico/romantic' for two things: (1) relating to love, and (2) the 19th-century artistic movement (Romanticism). The trap: Italian 'romantico' emphasises emotional depth and nature in the literary sense. 'Romantico' ≠ 'romanzo' (novel).

To say "relating to romance/love; also the Romantic literary period" in Italian:

romantico (correct in both senses)

"romantico" in English means:

romantic; also relating to Romanticism (the 19th-century movement)

Example

"Keats e Shelley sono i poeti romantici inglesi più famosi."

"Keats and Shelley are the most famous English Romantic poets."

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