B1🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
merce
goods, merchandise, cargo
Looks like
mercy
compassion, forgiveness
⚠️ The trap
'Merce' sounds like 'mercy' but means products or cargo. For the Christian/legal concept of mercy, Italians say 'misericordia' or 'pietà'.
To say "compassion, forgiveness" in Italian:
misericordia / pietà (for mercy)
"merce" in English means:
goods, merchandise, cargo
Example
"Il camion trasportava merce pericolosa."
"The truck was carrying dangerous goods."
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