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Italian word
raccogliere
to pick up, to gather, to collect, to harvest
Looks like
to recoil
to spring back suddenly; to flinch
⚠️ The trap
'Raccogliere' means to gather or collect — essentially the opposite of 'recoil'. The phonetic similarity can mislead. To recoil (spring back) say 'ritrarsi' or 'trasalire'.
To say "to spring back suddenly; to flinch" in Italian:
ritrarsi, trasalire (for to recoil)
"raccogliere" in English means:
to pick up, to gather, to collect, to harvest
Example
"I bambini raccolgono le castagne nel bosco."
"The children gather chestnuts in the forest."
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