A2🔤 Letters O & P
Italian word
premio
prize, award, reward
Looks like
premier / premium
premier: prime minister or leading; premium: high quality or extra cost
⚠️ The trap
'Premio' means a prize or award, not a premiere or a premium product. 'Premiazione' is the awards ceremony. Don't confuse with 'prima' (premiere of a film/show) or English 'premium' used in Italian marketing.
To say "premier: prime minister or leading; premium: high quality or extra cost" in Italian:
primo ministro (premier); premium (loanword used in marketing)
"premio" in English means:
prize, award, reward
Example
"Ha vinto il premio Nobel per la letteratura."
"He won the Nobel Prize for Literature."
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