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Italian word

mezza pensione

half board (breakfast + one meal included)

Looks like

half pension?

half board — a hotel term meaning breakfast and dinner included

⚠️ The trap

'Pensione completa' = full board, 'mezza pensione' = half board, 'solo pernottamento' or 'B&B' = bed and breakfast only. English speakers may confuse 'pensione' with retirement pension when seeing hotel adverts.

To say "half board — a hotel term meaning breakfast and dinner included" in Italian:

mezza pensione

"mezza pensione" in English means:

half board (breakfast + one meal included)

Example

"La camera include la mezza pensione."

"The room includes half board."

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