B2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
merce rara
a rare commodity, something hard to find
Looks like
rare mercy
not a standard phrase
⚠️ The trap
Learners decode 'merce rara' as 'rare mercy' (since 'merce' sounds like 'mercy'). It actually means a rare item or scarce resource.
To say "not a standard phrase" in Italian:
N/A
"merce rara" in English means:
a rare commodity, something hard to find
Example
"La pazienza è merce rara al giorno d'oggi."
"Patience is a rare commodity these days."
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