B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
capitare
to happen, to occur, to turn up, to find oneself (somewhere by chance)
Looks like
to capitulate
to surrender, to give in
⚠️ The trap
Nothing to do with capitulating. 'Capitare' = to happen by chance. 'È capitato un guaio' = 'A problem occurred'. 'Se capiti da queste parti' = 'If you happen to be in this area'. Very natural, common verb.
To say "to surrender, to give in" in Italian:
capitolare (for to capitulate)
"capitare" in English means:
to happen, to occur, to turn up, to find oneself (somewhere by chance)
Example
"Capita a tutti di sbagliare."
"It happens to everyone to make mistakes."
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