B2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
seduzione
seduction
Looks like
seduction
the process of persuading someone into sexual activity
⚠️ The trap
True cognate but Italian 'seduzione' is used more broadly and poetically (seduzione dei profumi, seduzione della musica) where English 'seduction' sounds strange. Italian happily uses it for non-sexual allure.
To say "the process of persuading someone into sexual activity" in Italian:
seduzione (true cognate)
"seduzione" in English means:
seduction
Example
"Il profumo della pizza napoletana è una pura seduzione."
"The smell of Neapolitan pizza is pure seduction."
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