B1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
governare
to govern, to rule; to manage (a household)
Looks like
to govern
to conduct the policy and affairs of a state
⚠️ The trap
Governare means to govern politically but also to manage or run a household ('governare la casa' = to manage the house). English 'govern' is restricted to political/institutional control.
To say "to conduct the policy and affairs of a state" in Italian:
governare is a near-true cognate but broader
"governare" in English means:
to govern, to rule; to manage (a household)
Example
"Il re governava il paese con saggezza."
"The king governed the country with wisdom."
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