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Italian word

trama

plot (of a story or film); also a web or fabric weave

Looks like

drama

a play or exciting events

⚠️ The trap

'Trama' is NOT 'drama'. It means the plot, storyline, or weave of a fabric. 'Drama' in Italian is 'dramma'. Also, 'drama' in the English sense of 'excitement/fuss' (e.g., 'there's so much drama') is better rendered as 'casino' or 'teatrino' in colloquial Italian.

To say "a play or exciting events" in Italian:

trama (correct for plot)

"trama" in English means:

plot (of a story or film); also a web or fabric weave

Example

"La trama del film è molto complicata."

"The film's plot is very complicated."

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