B1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
furbo
clever, cunning, shrewd (often sly)
Looks like
furbish
to polish or renovate
⚠️ The trap
Furbo doesn't mean anything about shining or polishing. It describes a sly, shrewd person — sometimes a compliment, sometimes not.
To say "to polish or renovate" in Italian:
lucidare, rinnovare (for to furbish)
"furbo" in English means:
clever, cunning, shrewd (often sly)
Example
"Quel bambino è molto furbo."
"That child is very cunning/clever."
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