B1⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
attuale
current; present; existing now
Looks like
actual
real; existing in fact (not necessarily current)
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'attuale' means CURRENT/PRESENT. English 'actual' means REAL/GENUINE. 'Il costo attuale' = the current cost (now). 'The actual cost' in English = the real/true cost (as opposed to estimated). This is a classic and dangerous false friend in legal documents.
To say "real; existing in fact (not necessarily current)" in Italian:
attuale
"attuale" in English means:
current; present; existing now
Example
"L'attuale governo ha cambiato la legge."
"The current government changed the law."
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