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Italian word

premio Nobel

Nobel Prize

Looks like

Nobel Prize

an international award for outstanding contributions

⚠️ The trap

Not a false friend, but note the Italian word order: 'premio Nobel' (prize Nobel) vs English 'Nobel Prize' (Nobel prize). In Italian the category follows: 'premio Nobel per la letteratura'. Learners sometimes translate as 'Nobel premio' — wrong word order.

To say "an international award for outstanding contributions" in Italian:

premio Nobel (correct)

"premio Nobel" in English means:

Nobel Prize

Example

"Ha vinto il premio Nobel per la pace."

"She won the Nobel Peace Prize."

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