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Italian word

dipinto

painting, picture; painted (adj)

Looks like

depicted

shown or represented in a picture

⚠️ The trap

'Dipinto' as a noun = a painting. It also functions as adjective 'painted'. English 'depicted' means shown/represented; Italian 'dipinto' means painted specifically — a narrower meaning.

To say "shown or represented in a picture" in Italian:

dipinto

"dipinto" in English means:

painting, picture; painted (adj)

Example

"Il dipinto è del Cinquecento."

"The painting is from the sixteenth century."

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