A2⚡ Verbs
Italian word
restare
to stay, to remain, to be left
Looks like
to restore
to bring back to original condition
⚠️ The trap
The 'rest-' root in Italian points to 'remaining', not 'restoring'. 'Restare' = to stay/remain. To restore something say 'restaurare' (art/buildings) or 'ripristinare' (systems). 'Restate!' = 'Stay!' (plural command).
To say "to bring back to original condition" in Italian:
restaurare, ripristinare (for to restore)
"restare" in English means:
to stay, to remain, to be left
Example
"Resto a casa stasera, sono stanco."
"I'm staying home tonight, I'm tired."
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