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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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