Magazzino
Meaning: Actually means 'warehouse' or 'storeroom'. A magazine (periodical) is una rivista.
Language: Italian
Looks like: magazine
Category: Places
Origin: From Arabic makhazin, 'storehouses' — both English 'magazine' and Italian 'magazzino' mean storehouse, but English also named the printed 'storehouse of articles' after it.
More false friends — Places
- Magazin (Магазин) (Magazin) — Actually means 'shop' or 'store'. A magazine (periodical) is журнал (zhurnal).
- See — Actually means 'lake' (der See) or 'sea' (die See). To see is sehen.
- Fattoria — Actually means 'farm'. A factory is una fabbrica.
- Livraria — Actually means 'bookshop'. A library is uma biblioteca.
- Balcão — Actually means 'counter' — in a shop, bar or bank. A balcony is uma varanda.
- Grind — Actually means 'gate' — the garden or field kind. To grind is mala.
More Italian false friends
- Conveniente — Actually means 'affordable', 'good value', or 'suitable'. È conveniente = It's a good dea…
- Morbido — Actually means 'soft', 'gentle', or 'smooth'. Una voce morbida = a gentle, smooth voice.
- Fame — Actually means 'hunger'. Ho fame = I'm hungry. For fame (renown), say fama.
- Caldo — Actually means 'hot' (or a hot broth). Cold is freddo.
- Bravo — Actually means 'good, skilled, well-behaved'. For brave, say coraggioso.
- Camera — Actually means 'room'. A camera (device) is una macchina fotografica.
From our tongue twisters
- Trentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando. — An unbroken stampede of 'tr' and 't'.
- Tigre contro tigre, tigre contro un'altra tigre. — Pure 't/ig/re' drill — short and merciless; the double-g demands a crisp Italian stop.
- Apelle figlio di Apollo fece una palla di pelle di pollo e tutti i principi della città di Capua la palpeggiarono. — A wall of 'p/ll/l/a' that seems to grow longer as you speak it faster.