A2🔤 Letters D & E
Italian word
disoccupato
unemployed, out of work
Looks like
unoccupied / disoccupied
unoccupied = not being used; disoccupied = not an English word
⚠️ The trap
'Disoccupato' means unemployed (without a job), NOT 'unoccupied' (empty/unused). 'The room is unoccupied' = 'la stanza è libera/vuota', not 'disoccupata'.
To say "unoccupied = not being used; disoccupied = not an English word" in Italian:
disoccupato
"disoccupato" in English means:
unemployed, out of work
Example
"È disoccupato da sei mesi."
"He has been unemployed for six months."
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