B2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
interessato
interested; self-interested, motivated by personal gain
Looks like
interested
having curiosity or attention toward something
⚠️ The trap
'Interessato' can mean interested (positively) but also self-serving or calculating when used about a person. 'Un gesto interessato' = 'a self-interested gesture (done for personal gain)', not 'an interesting gesture'. Context is everything.
To say "having curiosity or attention toward something" in Italian:
interessato (double meaning — see trap)
"interessato" in English means:
interested; self-interested, motivated by personal gain
Example
"È una persona molto interessata."
"She is a very self-interested/calculating person."
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