B1🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
tempesta
storm, tempest
Looks like
tempest
a violent storm (literary/formal English)
⚠️ The trap
Almost a true cognate, but 'tempest' is literary/archaic in English while 'tempesta' is completely normal everyday Italian. Don't avoid using it thinking it sounds too dramatic.
To say "a violent storm (literary/formal English)" in Italian:
tempesta (same meaning)
"tempesta" in English means:
storm, tempest
Example
"Una tempesta ha colpito la costa stanotte."
"A storm hit the coast last night."
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