B2🧠 Personality
Italian word
egocentrico
egocentric, self-focused, sees everything from their own viewpoint
Looks like
egocentric
thinking only of oneself; self-centred
⚠️ The trap
True cognate but different from 'egoista'. Egocentrico = sees everything through own perspective. Egoista = selfish/unwilling to give. You can be egocentrico without being egoista.
To say "thinking only of oneself; self-centred" in Italian:
egocentrico (true cognate)
"egocentrico" in English means:
egocentric, self-focused, sees everything from their own viewpoint
Example
"È così egocentrica — pensa che il mondo ruoti intorno a lei."
"She is so egocentric — she thinks the world revolves around her."
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