A2🧠 Personality
Italian word
depresso
depressed, very down, sad (can range from clinical to colloquial)
Looks like
depressed
in a state of depression; very unhappy
⚠️ The trap
True cognate, but Italians also use 'depresso' casually ('sono un po' depresso oggi') in situations where English speakers might just say 'down' or 'low'. Not always clinical.
To say "in a state of depression; very unhappy" in Italian:
depresso (true cognate, but used more loosely in Italian)
"depresso" in English means:
depressed, very down, sad (can range from clinical to colloquial)
Example
"Dopo la rottura si è sentito molto depresso per mesi."
"After the breakup he felt very depressed for months."
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