B1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
funzione
function, role, ceremony
Looks like
function
an activity or purpose natural to a person or thing
⚠️ The trap
Funzione means function/role but also a formal event or religious ceremony ('la funzione funebre' = the funeral ceremony). This ceremonial meaning doesn't exist for English 'function' except in very formal contexts.
To say "an activity or purpose natural to a person or thing" in Italian:
funzione is a near-true cognate but also means religious ceremony
"funzione" in English means:
function, role, ceremony
Example
"Dobbiamo partecipare a una funzione religiosa."
"We have to attend a religious ceremony."
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