B1🧠 Personality
Italian word
eccentrico
eccentric, quirky, unconventional in a notable way
Looks like
eccentric
unconventional and slightly strange
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. The subtle difference: Italian 'eccentrico' is used with slight admiration more often. English 'eccentric' is neutral-to-slightly-negative. Also, 'eccentrico' in physics means off-center.
To say "unconventional and slightly strange" in Italian:
eccentrico (true cognate)
"eccentrico" in English means:
eccentric, quirky, unconventional in a notable way
Example
"Il suo nonno era un personaggio eccentrico — collezionava cappelli."
"His grandfather was an eccentric character — he collected hats."
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