B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lettura
reading (the activity or a text)
Looks like
lecture
a formal talk given at a university
⚠️ The trap
'Lettura' = reading, not lecture. A university lecture is 'una lezione' or 'una conferenza'. 'Ho fatto una lettura del contratto' = 'I did a reading of the contract', not 'I gave a lecture'.
To say "a formal talk given at a university" in Italian:
conferenza / lezione (for lecture); lettura (for reading)
"lettura" in English means:
reading (the activity or a text)
Example
"La lettura di questo libro mi ha preso tre giorni."
"Reading this book took me three days."
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