A2⚡ Verbs
Italian word
fermare
to stop, to halt, to detain, to arrest
Looks like
to firm up
not a direct cognate
⚠️ The trap
The 'ferm-' root (from Latin firmare = to make firm/stop) can look like English 'firm'. But 'fermare' = to stop completely. 'Fermati!' = 'Stop!' (very common). Also 'fermare qualcuno' = to detain someone (police context).
To say "not a direct cognate" in Italian:
N/A
"fermare" in English means:
to stop, to halt, to detain, to arrest
Example
"La polizia l'ha fermato per un controllo."
"The police stopped him for a check."
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