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B2 False Friends — False Amiche B2·False Friends: Verbs (assistere, pretendere, supportare)
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Rule reminder

Italian verbs that look English can be very deceptive. 'Assistere' primarily means to attend or witness, not to assist. 'Pretendere' means to demand, not to pretend. 'Supportare' means to bear/tolerate, not primarily to support.

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In Italian, **pretendere** most commonly means:

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→ False Friends: Nouns (Rooms, Places & Objects)→ False Friends: Adjectives (sensibile, attuale, eventuale)→ False Friends: Verbs (deludere, annoiare, risultare, realizzare)→ False Friends: Nouns (argomento, conferenza, compromesso, figura)
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