Can you name the Italian false friends?

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Ex: the Italian word "argomento" is similar to "argument" but it actually means "subject".
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Italian word	means	does not mean
grosso		gross
addizione		addiction
camera		photo or videocamera
libreria		library
morbido		morbid
ostrica		ostrich
mansione		mansion
parente		parent
cocomero		cucumber
annoiato		annoyed
domani		domain
educato		educated
pace		pace
casino		casino

Italian word	means	does not mean
lussuria		luxury
recipiente		recipient
ape		ape
rumore		rumour
simpatico		sympathetic
caramella		caramel
scolaro		scholar
portafoglio		portfolio
romanzo		romance
collegio		college
carbone		carbon
editore		editor
preservativo		preservative
sale		sale

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Italian false friends Quiz

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Created by: Lilybert -
Contributed: April 29th, 2010
Category: Language
Plays: 222

Tags: Italian Quizzes, false, mean

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	midwesterndiva:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 12:21 GMT	-1 points
	Go false cognates! Please accept the plural forms of these words.

	redmanhsl:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 15:37 GMT	2 points
	I'm Italian so maybe I can help. For libreria I would also accept "bookstore" or "bookshelf" (since it also mean that). For parente I would also accept "sibling". For casino I would also accept "mess". For simpatico I would also accept "funny". Editore also means editor even if we say editor like in English. A good game anyway... pretty fun to play. redman

	Lilybert:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 19:52 GMT	1 point
	Thanks, redman! I'm Italian too. ;-) I'm adding some alternatives. Not sure about casino=mess, since it's slang. Editor is used in Italian too but never means publisher (editor vuol dire redattore/revisore - l'editing infatti è una revisione di stile e contenuto del testo) - I'm in publishing, so no doubt about this. And sibling only means a brother or sister, not any kind of relative. Ciao ciao!

	RebeccaAMax:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 19:53 GMT	2 points
	"Conservatory" in English does also mean "academy of music," so I suggest dropping that one. Please accept synonyms for "polite" (ie. well-bred, which is how I usually translate it).

	Lilybert:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 19:54 GMT	1 point
	Really? I blame the dictionary for that one.

	RebeccaAMax:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 19:59 GMT	2 points
	Davvero davvero! Per esempio: New England Conservatory

	Lilybert:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 20:03 GMT	1 point
	Thx ;-D - just made some adjustments.

	magister:	May 9th, 2010 at 01:47 GMT	1 point
	So THAT'S why everyone laughed when I walked into the casino without a preservative!

	dancastro:	Aug 10th, 2010 at 01:44 GMT	0 points
	The translation given for "addizione" is "sum" (a+b), but the English word "addition" also has this meaning, therefore it wouldn't be strictly a false friend.