A2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
livello
level, standard, floor
Looks like
level
a horizontal surface; a degree of achievement
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. Trap: 'a livello di' is an Italian filler phrase meaning 'in terms of / at the level of'. Overused in Italian business/bureaucratic language: 'a livello aziendale' = 'at company level'. In English, 'on a... level' is used differently.
To say "a horizontal surface; a degree of achievement" in Italian:
livello (true cognate)
"livello" in English means:
level, standard, floor
Example
"Il suo livello di italiano è avanzato."
"His Italian level is advanced."
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