B1🔤 Letters D & E
Italian word
dubitare
to doubt, to be unsure
Looks like
to debate
to argue about; to consider carefully
⚠️ The trap
'Dubitare' sounds like 'debate' but means 'to doubt'. 'To debate' in Italian is 'dibattere'. Don't mix them up in conversation.
To say "to argue about; to consider carefully" in Italian:
dubitare (doubt); dibattere (debate)
"dubitare" in English means:
to doubt, to be unsure
Example
"Dubito che venga."
"I doubt he will come."
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