B2🧠 Personality
Italian word
presuntuoso
presumptuous, conceited, full of unearned confidence
Looks like
presumptuous
failing to observe the limits of what is appropriate
⚠️ The trap
True cognate but in Italian 'presuntuoso' primarily means conceited/self-important rather than the English sense of overstepping social boundaries. It overlaps with 'arrogante'.
To say "failing to observe the limits of what is appropriate" in Italian:
presuntuoso (true cognate, but used more widely as 'conceited')
"presuntuoso" in English means:
presumptuous, conceited, full of unearned confidence
Example
"È presuntuoso — pensa di sapere sempre tutto."
"He is presumptuous — he thinks he always knows everything."
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