A2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
ladro
thief, robber, burglar
Looks like
lad
lad = a young man (informal British English)
⚠️ The trap
'Ladro' = thief. It sounds a bit like 'lad' in English but means something completely different. 'Al ladro!' = 'Stop thief!' — a useful phrase to know but hopefully never needed. 'Lad' in Italian is 'ragazzo' or 'giovanotto'.
To say "lad = a young man (informal British English)" in Italian:
ladro (thief); ragazzo/giovane (lad)
"ladro" in English means:
thief, robber, burglar
Example
"Al ladro!"
"Stop thief!"
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