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Italian word
gondola
traditional flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat
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gondola
gondola = also a cable car cabin; a supermarket shelf unit
⚠️ The trap
In English, 'gondola' extends to cable car cabins and supermarket aisle shelving. In Italian it almost exclusively means the Venetian boat. A cable car cabin is 'cabina' or 'telecabina'.
To say "gondola = also a cable car cabin; a supermarket shelf unit" in Italian:
gondola
"gondola" in English means:
traditional flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat
Example
"Un giro in gondola costa circa ottanta euro."
"A gondola ride costs about eighty euros."
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