B2🧠 Personality
Italian word
narcisista
narcissistic, excessively self-admiring
Looks like
narcissist
a person with excessive self-love or selfishness
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. Used more loosely in Italian colloquially (as in English). Don't confuse with 'egocentrico' (egocentric — focused on yourself but not necessarily vain).
To say "a person with excessive self-love or selfishness" in Italian:
narcisista (true cognate, but also used loosely)
"narcisista" in English means:
narcissistic, excessively self-admiring
Example
"Si guarda allo specchio tutto il giorno — è un narcisista."
"He looks in the mirror all day — he's a narcissist."
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