B1🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
sfidare
to challenge, to defy
Looks like
to confide
to tell someone a secret; to trust
⚠️ The trap
'Sfidare' means to challenge or defy — essentially to throw down a gauntlet. 'To confide' in Italian is 'confidarsi'. The similarity between 'sfidare' and 'confide' is phonetic and misleading.
To say "to tell someone a secret; to trust" in Italian:
confidarsi (for to confide)
"sfidare" in English means:
to challenge, to defy
Example
"Ti sfido a una partita a scacchi."
"I challenge you to a game of chess."
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