B2🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
graduato
graduated, ranked; a non-commissioned officer
Looks like
graduate
a person who has completed a degree
⚠️ The trap
A university graduate in Italian is 'laureato', not 'graduato'. 'Graduato' refers to military rank or graduated measurement scales. Saying 'sono graduato' does NOT mean you have a degree.
To say "a person who has completed a degree" in Italian:
laureato (for university graduate); graduato for military rank
"graduato" in English means:
graduated, ranked; a non-commissioned officer
Example
"È un graduato dell'esercito italiano."
"He is a non-commissioned officer in the Italian army."
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