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A2 Verbs

Italian word

sbagliare

to make a mistake, to be wrong, to get something wrong

Looks like

to beguile (false visual)

not a cognate

⚠️ The trap

Not a visual false friend but learners confuse it. 'Sbagliare' = to be wrong or to make a mistake. 'Ho sbagliato numero' = 'I dialled the wrong number'. 'Sbagliato!' = 'Wrong!'. 'Sbagliare strada' = to take the wrong road.

To say "not a cognate" in Italian:

N/A

"sbagliare" in English means:

to make a mistake, to be wrong, to get something wrong

Example

"Mi sbaglio o ti ho già visto da qualche parte?"

"Am I wrong or have I seen you somewhere before?"

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