B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
ricovero
hospitalisation, admission to hospital
Looks like
recovery
the process of getting better after illness
⚠️ The trap
A significant false friend. 'Ricovero' looks like 'recovery' but means hospitalisation (the act of being admitted to hospital). 'Recovery' in Italian is 'guarigione' (healing) or 'ripresa' (bounce-back). 'Ricoverare' = to admit to hospital.
To say "the process of getting better after illness" in Italian:
guarigione, ripresa (for recovery)
"ricovero" in English means:
hospitalisation, admission to hospital
Example
"Il ricovero in ospedale è durato tre settimane."
"The hospitalisation lasted three weeks."
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