B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
intossicazione
poisoning (food poisoning, toxic substance poisoning)
Looks like
intoxication
being drunk/under the influence of alcohol
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'intossicazione' almost always means poisoning (food, chemical, toxic). It does NOT mean being drunk. For intoxication (from alcohol) say 'ubriachezza' or 'ebrezza'.
To say "being drunk/under the influence of alcohol" in Italian:
ubriachezza, ebrezza (for being drunk)
"intossicazione" in English means:
poisoning (food poisoning, toxic substance poisoning)
Example
"Ha avuto un'intossicazione alimentare dopo aver mangiato quel pesce."
"She had food poisoning after eating that fish."
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