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B1🧠 Personality

Italian word

flessibile

flexible, adaptable, open to change

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flexible

able to bend without breaking; willing to change or adapt

⚠️ The trap

True cognate. Used identically in both languages for personality. Also used for physical flexibility ('un corpo flessibile') and work ('orario flessibile' = flexible hours).

To say "able to bend without breaking; willing to change or adapt" in Italian:

flessibile (true cognate)

"flessibile" in English means:

flexible, adaptable, open to change

Example

"Cerca di essere più flessibile — non tutto deve andare come prevedi."

"Try to be more flexible — not everything has to go as you plan."

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