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B1🧠 Personality

Italian word

seccato

annoyed, irritated, put out

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(no direct English false friend)

annoyed (correct meaning)

⚠️ The trap

'Seccato' literally relates to 'secco' (dry) but idiomatically means annoyed/irritated. Don't confuse with 'annoiato' (bored) which looks like 'annoyed' in English.

To say "annoyed (correct meaning)" in Italian:

seccato → annoyed/irritated

"seccato" in English means:

annoyed, irritated, put out

Example

"Era seccato per il ritardo del treno."

"He was annoyed by the train delay."

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