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B1⚖️ Law & Politics

Italian word

appello

an appeal (legal); also a roll-call or a public appeal/call

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appeal

a legal challenge to a higher court; an earnest request; attractiveness

⚠️ The trap

The legal sense matches. However, 'appello' also means a roll-call (fare l'appello = to take attendance). In English, 'appeal' can also mean attractiveness ('he has great appeal'), which in Italian would be 'fascino' or 'attrattiva'.

To say "a legal challenge to a higher court; an earnest request; attractiveness" in Italian:

appello

"appello" in English means:

an appeal (legal); also a roll-call or a public appeal/call

Example

"La difesa ha presentato ricorso in appello."

"The defence lodged an appeal."

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