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A2🧠 Personality

Italian word

irresponsabile

irresponsible, reckless, not taking duties seriously

Looks like

irresponsible

not showing care for consequences of actions

⚠️ The trap

True cognate. The trap is pronunciation — English speakers stress 'i-rre-SPON-sible' while Italian stresses 'ir-re-spon-SA-bile'. Wrong stress sounds strange.

To say "not showing care for consequences of actions" in Italian:

irresponsabile (true cognate)

"irresponsabile" in English means:

irresponsible, reckless, not taking duties seriously

Example

"È irresponsabile lasciare i bambini da soli."

"It is irresponsible to leave children alone."

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