B1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
frustrato
frustrated, thwarted
Looks like
frustrated
feeling annoyed or upset because of inability to achieve something
⚠️ The trap
This one is almost a true cognate, but 'frustrato' in Italian can also mean deeply thwarted in life ambitions — a heavier sense than the everyday English 'frustrated'.
To say "feeling annoyed or upset because of inability to achieve something" in Italian:
frustrato is a near-match but carries stronger weight
"frustrato" in English means:
frustrated, thwarted
Example
"Mi sento frustrato perché non riesco a capire."
"I feel frustrated because I can't understand."
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