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Italian word
parcheggiare
to park (a vehicle)
Looks like
to park
to leave a vehicle in a place
⚠️ The trap
A clear one-to-one match in meaning. The trap: Italian also uses 'posteggiare' (especially in Southern Italy) as a synonym. Both are correct. Learners sometimes hear 'posteggio' and are confused — it means parking space, same as 'parcheggio'.
To say "to leave a vehicle in a place" in Italian:
parcheggiare (correct)
"parcheggiare" in English means:
to park (a vehicle)
Example
"Non si può parcheggiare qui — c'è il divieto."
"You can't park here — there's a no-parking sign."
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