B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lussuoso
luxurious, opulent
Looks like
luscious
having a pleasingly rich, appealing quality (food, nature)
⚠️ The trap
'Lussuoso' = luxurious (expensive, opulent). 'Luscious' in English refers to rich sensory appeal (luscious fruit, luscious lips). They are not the same — don't translate 'luscious strawberries' as 'fragole lussuose' (sounds like they own a private jet).
To say "having a pleasingly rich, appealing quality (food, nature)" in Italian:
lussuoso (luxurious/opulent); sensuale/rigoglioso (luscious)
"lussuoso" in English means:
luxurious, opulent
Example
"Abita in una villa lussuosa."
"She lives in a luxurious villa."
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