A1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
grosso
big, large, thick, fat (thing, not person)
Looks like
gross
disgusting; twelve dozen (144); total before deductions
⚠️ The trap
Grosso just means big or large. It has none of the 'disgusting' or financial meanings of English 'gross'. Don't say 'che grosso!' expecting to mean 'how disgusting!'
To say "disgusting; twelve dozen (144); total before deductions" in Italian:
disgustoso (for gross/disgusting); lordo (for gross income)
"grosso" in English means:
big, large, thick, fat (thing, not person)
Example
"Ho un grosso problema da risolvere."
"I have a big problem to solve."
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