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Italian word
incassare
to cash (a cheque); to pocket money; to take a hit/blow
Looks like
encase / in case
encase = to enclose something in a case
⚠️ The trap
'Incassare' = to cash money OR figuratively to absorb/take a hit. 'Incassare un assegno' = 'to cash a cheque'. 'Incassare una sconfitta' = 'to absorb a defeat'. Nothing to do with 'in case' or 'encase'.
To say "encase = to enclose something in a case" in Italian:
incassare (cash/absorb a blow); mettere in una custodia (to encase)
"incassare" in English means:
to cash (a cheque); to pocket money; to take a hit/blow
Example
"Ha incassato bene il colpo."
"He took the blow well (absorbed it)."
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