B2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
ispirazione
inspiration
Looks like
inspiration
a creative or motivating influence
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. The trap: in medicine, 'ispirazione' also means inhalation (breathing in). 'Durante l'ispirazione i polmoni si espandono' = 'During inhalation the lungs expand'. English uses 'inhalation', not 'inspiration', for this.
To say "a creative or motivating influence" in Italian:
ispirazione (true cognate — but see trap)
"ispirazione" in English means:
inspiration
Example
"Il viaggio è stato la sua ispirazione."
"The trip was his inspiration."
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