A2🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
grasso
fat (adj), grease, oil (noun)
Looks like
grease
a thick oily substance
⚠️ The trap
Grasso means both 'fat' (as in overweight) and 'grease/oil'. Calling someone 'grasso' means they're overweight. 'Grasso di macchina' = machine grease.
To say "a thick oily substance" in Italian:
grasso covers both fat and grease
"grasso" in English means:
fat (adj), grease, oil (noun)
Example
"Quel meccanico aveva le mani sporche di grasso."
"That mechanic had hands dirty with grease."
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