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Italian word

indugio

delay, hesitation

Looks like

indulge

to allow oneself to enjoy something

⚠️ The trap

'Indugio' looks like 'indulge' but means delay or hesitation. 'Senza indugio' = 'without delay / immediately'. To indulge in Italian say 'concedersi qualcosa': 'mi sono concesso un gelato' = 'I indulged in an ice cream'.

To say "to allow oneself to enjoy something" in Italian:

indugio (delay); concedersi (to indulge)

"indugio" in English means:

delay, hesitation

Example

"Senza indugio, ci siamo messi al lavoro."

"Without delay, we got to work."

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