B2🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
filiale
branch (of a company or bank)
Looks like
filial
relating to a son or daughter
⚠️ The trap
English 'filial' means relating to children ('filial duty'). Italian 'filiale' primarily means a company branch. 'La filiale di Milano' = the Milan branch — nothing to do with children.
To say "relating to a son or daughter" in Italian:
filiale for branch; filiale (adj) also exists for son/daughter relation
"filiale" in English means:
branch (of a company or bank)
Example
"La banca ha una filiale in ogni città."
"The bank has a branch in every city."
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