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Italian word

seduzione

seduction

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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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