B2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
nuocere
to harm, to be harmful to
Looks like
nuisance
an annoying or troublesome person/thing
⚠️ The trap
Sounds vaguely like 'nuisance' but means to cause actual harm. 'Nuocere' appears on every Italian cigarette warning. For a minor nuisance, use 'fastidio'.
To say "an annoying or troublesome person/thing" in Italian:
fastidio / seccatura (for nuisance)
"nuocere" in English means:
to harm, to be harmful to
Example
"Il fumo nuoce alla salute."
"Smoking is harmful to health."
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