B1🏠 Everyday Objects
Italian word
tapparella
rolling shutter, roller blind (external)
Looks like
tarpaulin / tapestry
a waterproof cover / a wall textile
⚠️ The trap
Tapparella is the external rolling shutter on windows — very common in Italian homes. It has no direct English equivalent word. A tarpaulin is 'telone impermeabile'.
To say "a waterproof cover / a wall textile" in Italian:
telone impermeabile (tarpaulin)
"tapparella" in English means:
rolling shutter, roller blind (external)
Example
"Abbassa la tapparella."
"Lower the roller shutter."
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