B1🔤 Letters D & E
Italian word
esigente
demanding, exacting, hard to please
Looks like
exigent
pressing, urgent; requiring immediate attention (formal/rare)
⚠️ The trap
'Esigente' means 'demanding/hard to please', a very common Italian adjective. English 'exigent' (formal/rare) means 'urgent'. Completely different nuances.
To say "pressing, urgent; requiring immediate attention (formal/rare)" in Italian:
esigente
"esigente" in English means:
demanding, exacting, hard to please
Example
"Il mio professore è molto esigente."
"My professor is very demanding."
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