B1🧠 Personality
Italian word
caloroso
warm, warm-hearted, welcoming
Looks like
calorific / warm
(calorific = relating to calories — false friend)
⚠️ The trap
'Caloroso' looks like 'calorific' (relating to heat/calories) but means warm-hearted. 'Calorico' is the Italian word for calorific.
To say "(calorific = relating to calories — false friend)" in Italian:
caloroso → warm-hearted; calorico/calorifero → calorific
"caloroso" in English means:
warm, warm-hearted, welcoming
Example
"Ci ha dato un benvenuto molto caloroso."
"She gave us a very warm welcome."
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