B1🧠 Personality
Italian word
frustrato
frustrated, thwarted, unable to progress
Looks like
frustrated
feeling upset because of inability to achieve something
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. In Italian 'frustrazione' is widespread from psychology. However, Italians also say 'mi rode' (it gnaws at me) or 'sono incavolato' for everyday frustration.
To say "feeling upset because of inability to achieve something" in Italian:
frustrato (true cognate, borrowed from psychology)
"frustrato" in English means:
frustrated, thwarted, unable to progress
Example
"Mi sento frustrato perché non riesco a capire la grammatica."
"I feel frustrated because I can't understand the grammar."
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