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Italian word
lunatico
moody, temperamental, unpredictable
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lunatic
a mentally ill or insane person (offensive, now dated)
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'lunatico' means moody or unpredictable (someone whose moods change like the moon). In English 'lunatic' means crazy/insane. Very different! 'Non è pazzo — è solo lunatico' = 'He's not crazy — he's just moody'.
To say "a mentally ill or insane person (offensive, now dated)" in Italian:
pazzo/matto (for madman); lunatico (moody/temperamental)
"lunatico" in English means:
moody, temperamental, unpredictable
Example
"È un tipo lunatico — cambia umore ogni cinque minuti."
"He's a moody type — he changes mood every five minutes."
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