B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
rispettare
to respect, to comply with, to keep (a deadline)
Looks like
to respect
to admire and honour someone
⚠️ The trap
The respect meaning is shared, but Italian 'rispettare' has a strong compliance/adherence meaning: 'rispettare le regole' = to follow the rules, 'rispettare i tempi' = to keep to the schedule. Essential business vocabulary.
To say "to admire and honour someone" in Italian:
rispettare is correct
"rispettare" in English means:
to respect, to comply with, to keep (a deadline)
Example
"Devi rispettare le scadenze se vuoi lavorare qui."
"You must meet the deadlines if you want to work here."
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