A2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
rotto
broken
Looks like
rotten
decomposed; bad
⚠️ The trap
'Rotto' means broken (physically damaged). 'Rotten' in English means decomposed or morally corrupt. For rotten food use 'marcio'; for a rotten smell use 'putrido'. These words look similar but mean different things.
To say "decomposed; bad" in Italian:
marcio, guasto (for rotten)
"rotto" in English means:
broken
Example
"Il mio telefono è rotto — non si accende."
"My phone is broken — it won't turn on."
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