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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