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This is an initial list of false cognates and false friends between English and Italian. They therefore look similar but respectively either they do not actually come from the same root or they have different meanings, despite their similarities.
Italian word
English translation of Italian word
English word
Italian translation of English word
abitare to reside
habit abituarsi /abituare sé (stesso )
abusivo illegal
abusive violento maltrattamenti
accomodare to repair
accommodate ospitare
accomodarsi to sit down, to take a seat
far accomodare (qualcuno)to make (someone) sit down, to make (someone) take a seat
addetto assigned, in charge ( adjective ) ; worker, employee ( noun )
addicted dipendente
addizione addition
addiction dipendenza
adepto /adetto initiate
adept abile
affluenza turnout
affluence ricchezza
affrontare to confront
affront insultare
agonizzante moribund
agonizing angoscioso
allegato attached, enclosed
allegation accusa
annoiare to cause to get bored
annoy infastidire /dar fastidio
annoiarsi to get bored
apprendere to learn
apprehend arrestare
appuntare to sharpen
appoint nominare
appuntarsi to note/write down, to annotate, to write an annotation/a memo(randum)
arguire to deduce
argue discutere
assetto arrangement, set-up
asset risorsa
attendere to wait (for)
attend assistere
attitudine aptitude
attitude atteggiamento
attualmente recently
actually in realtà
baldo self-confident
bald calvo
bigotteria ostentatious piety
bigotry bigottismo
calamita magnet
calamity calamità
caldo hot
cold freddo
camera room, chamber
camera macchina fotografica fotocamera
casualità fortuitousness
casualty ferito
cognato ( “ brother-in-law ” ) /cognata sister-in-law; a cognate word
cognate word
parola cognata
cognate ( kindred by birth, akin, same-blooded )
congiunto parente
cognate ( other senses )
analogo affine
collera wrath
cholera colera
comodità comfort
commodity bene
complessato neurotic, troubled
…complexioned
di carnagione
complessione constitution, build
complexion carnagione
concussione extortion, graft
concussion commozione
condiscendente obliging, compliant
condescending altezzoso paternalistico
confetto comfit
confetti coriandolo
confrontare to compare
confront affrontare
congiurare to conspire
conjure evocare
considerato thought (of)
considerate consider considerare , pensare ; osservare ; prestare attenzione
considerate amichevole , cordiale ; premuroso
contabile bookkeeper; accountant; book-keeping ( attributive ) ; countable ( math )
countable ( math )
numerabile , contabile , enumerabile
countable ( grammar )
numerabile
contesto context
contest controversia , dibattito ; gara , concorso
conveniente suitable
convenient comodo
corto short
curt breve , conciso
decoro dignity; ( especially for Christmas ) decoration
decor arredo
decoration decoro ( especially for Christmas ) , addobbo , abbellimento
deficiente deficient ( medicine ) ; moron ( slang )
deficient carente ; ( medicine ) deficiente
deludere to disappoint; to disillusion
delude ingannare
educato well-mannered
educated colto
fattoria farm
factory fabbrica
molestare to annoy
molest
pretendere to demand
pretend fingere /fare finta /far finta ; far credere
parente relative
parent genitore
simpatico nice (person)
sympathetic comprensivo
stringente cogent
stringent severo
terrificante terrifying
terrific eccezzionale formidabile
