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The Infamous False Friends Trivia Quiz

Some Italian words look so similar to English ones, but they have, alas, very different meanings. They are, indeed, false friends. Discover some of them here!

A multiple-choice quiz by vale70. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
vale70

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,616

Updated
Jun 04 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1883

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Question 1 of 10

1. How would you translate "of course" into Italian? Hint

di corsa

naturalmente

poi

forse

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Question 2 of 10

2. What about "morbid"? Hint

morboso

morso

morbido

morto

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a "factory"? Hint

fabbrica

fantasma

fattoria

fucile

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Question 4 of 10

4. How would you translate "actually"? Hint

attualmente

chiaramente

mai

effettivamente

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the "parents"? Hint

parenti

genitori

nonni

cugini

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a "mosquito"? Hint

ape

mosca

zanzara

vespa

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does "currently" mean? Hint

correntemente

certamente

eventualmente

attualmente

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Question 8 of 10

8. How would you translate the Italian word "triviale" into English? Hint

trivial

vulgar

useless

boring

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does "dilapidated" mean? Hint

dilapidato

cadente

nuovo

ricostruito

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Question 10 of 10

10. How would you translate "lime"? Hint

lima

limone

calce

cemento

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How would you translate "of course" into Italian?

Answer: naturalmente

Of course it is "naturalmente"! "Di corsa" means running, or quickly, while "poi" means afterwards and "forse" means perhaps.

2. What about "morbid"?

Answer: morboso

Not "morbido", which is "soft", but "morboso". There is indeed a funny anecdote about some Italian talking about a "morbid blanket", while in fact wanting a "soft blanket". "Morso" means "bitten" and "morto" means "dead".

3. What is a "factory"?

Answer: fabbrica

Though it sounds so similar to "fattoria" (i.e. farm), factory means "fabbrica". "Fantasma" means ghost and "fucile" means rifle.

4. How would you translate "actually"?

Answer: effettivamente

"Actually" means "effettivamente", while "attualmente" means currently; "mai" means never and "chiaramente" means clearly.

5. What are the "parents"?

Answer: genitori

Yes, "genitori", and not "parenti", which is translated as "relatives". "Nonni" means grandparents and "cugini" means cousins.

6. What is a "mosquito"?

Answer: zanzara

It looks so much like a "mosca" (i.e. a fly), but in fact it's a "zanzara". "Ape" means bee and "vespa" means "wasp".

7. What does "currently" mean?

Answer: attualmente

Not "correntemente", i.e. fluently, but "attualmente". Adverbs often turn out to be malicious false friends, as also shown by "eventualmente", sounding so much like "eventually" and meaning in fact "in case", "if necessary". "Certamente" means surely.

8. How would you translate the Italian word "triviale" into English?

Answer: vulgar

"Triviale" means vulgar or coarse, coming from the Latin "trivialis", derived from "trivium", i.e. a crossroad of three roads, where such people as prostitutes or beggars and vagabonds would usually stay.

9. What does "dilapidated" mean?

Answer: cadente

It means "cadente" (referred to buildings). "Dilapidato" means wasted, squandered, and it usually refers to money. "Nuovo" means new and "ricostruito" means "rebuilt".

10. How would you translate "lime"?

Answer: calce

Indeed, it's "calce" (or "tiglio" if we are talking about the lime tree). "Lima" means file or rasp, while "limone" is lemon and "cemento" means concrete.

Source: Author vale70

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