B2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lagnanza
complaint, grievance
Looks like
languish
to become weak or suffer from being in an unsatisfactory situation
⚠️ The trap
'Lagnanza' = complaint or grievance (formal). 'Languire' = to languish/pine. These are completely different words despite looking similar to English ears. 'Lagnanza' is more formal than 'lamentela' (everyday complaint).
To say "to become weak or suffer from being in an unsatisfactory situation" in Italian:
lagnanza (complaint); languire (to languish)
"lagnanza" in English means:
complaint, grievance
Example
"Ha presentato una lagnanza formale all'ufficio."
"She submitted a formal complaint to the office."
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