B1🧠 Personality
Italian word
rigido
rigid, inflexible in thinking; also physically stiff
Looks like
rigid
unable to bend; strict and inflexible
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. 'Rigido' is also used for 'strict' rules ('regole rigide') and cold weather ('un freddo rigido' = a biting cold). English 'rigid' rarely describes weather.
To say "unable to bend; strict and inflexible" in Italian:
rigido (true cognate)
"rigido" in English means:
rigid, inflexible in thinking; also physically stiff
Example
"Il direttore è molto rigido — non accetta mai eccezioni."
"The director is very rigid — he never accepts exceptions."
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