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Italian word
pavimento
floor (indoor floor surface)
Looks like
pavement
the paved surface of a road or sidewalk
⚠️ The trap
An English speaker might hear 'pavimento' and think of a road or pavement outside. In Italian it means the floor inside a building. The outdoor pavement/sidewalk is 'marciapiede'.
To say "the paved surface of a road or sidewalk" in Italian:
marciapiede (pavement/sidewalk); strada (road surface)
"pavimento" in English means:
floor (indoor floor surface)
Example
"Il pavimento della cucina è in marmo."
"The kitchen floor is marble."
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