B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lucido
shiny, glossy; clear-headed; shoe polish
Looks like
lucid
mentally clear and able to think clearly
⚠️ The trap
'Lucido' means shiny/glossy as well as mentally clear. 'Carta lucida' = 'glossy paper'. 'Lucido per scarpe' = 'shoe polish'. In English 'lucid' only refers to mental clarity. The shiny meaning does not transfer.
To say "mentally clear and able to think clearly" in Italian:
lucido (covers both lucid and shiny)
"lucido" in English means:
shiny, glossy; clear-headed; shoe polish
Example
"Dammi il lucido per le scarpe."
"Give me the shoe polish."
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