B2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
rimpiangere
to regret, to miss (something lost)
Looks like
to reimburse
to repay money spent
⚠️ The trap
No real phonetic similarity, but learners sometimes confuse 'rimpiangere' with 'rimborsare' (to reimburse). They are completely different. 'Rimpiangere' = to regret/miss; 'rimborsare' = to refund.
To say "to repay money spent" in Italian:
rimborsare (for to reimburse)
"rimpiangere" in English means:
to regret, to miss (something lost)
Example
"Rimpiango molto i miei anni all'università."
"I miss my university years very much."
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