B2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
sensuale
sensual (relating to the senses, especially sexual)
Looks like
sensual
relating to physical, especially sexual, pleasure
⚠️ The trap
True cognate but Italian 'sensuale' has a stronger overtly sexual connotation than the English 'sensual' which can also describe food or music pleasures. Use with awareness of register.
To say "relating to physical, especially sexual, pleasure" in Italian:
sensuale (true cognate — but register is more explicit in Italian)
"sensuale" in English means:
sensual (relating to the senses, especially sexual)
Example
"La danza era molto sensuale."
"The dance was very sensual."
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