A2🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
verità
truth
Looks like
verity / veritas
verity = a true principle (archaic/literary); veritas = Latin for truth
⚠️ The trap
'Verità' is completely normal everyday Italian. 'Verity' in English is archaic and literary. The Latin 'veritas' (as in Harvard's motto) = Italian 'verità'. No traps in meaning, but register differs.
To say "verity = a true principle (archaic/literary); veritas = Latin for truth" in Italian:
verità (truth, everyday Italian)
"verità" in English means:
truth
Example
"Dimmi la verità, non mentire."
"Tell me the truth, don't lie."
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