A1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
correre
to run, to flow (of time), to race, to be at stake
Looks like
to correct
not a cognate
⚠️ The trap
Visual confusion: 'correre' looks like 'to correct' but means to run. The idiom 'corre voce' = 'there's a rumour' (literally 'a voice runs'). 'Corre un rischio' = 'he's running a risk'. Also 'cosa corre tra di voi?' = 'what's going on between you?'
To say "not a cognate" in Italian:
N/A
"correre" in English means:
to run, to flow (of time), to race, to be at stake
Example
"Corre voce che la fabbrica chiuderà."
"There's a rumour going around that the factory will close."
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