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Palabra italiana

poesia

poetry (the art form); a poem (a single work)

Parece

poesy / poetry

poetry = the art of writing poems (archaic: poesy); a poem

⚠️ La trampa

In English 'a poetry' is wrong — 'poetry' is uncountable, while 'a poem' is countable. In Italian 'una poesia' is perfectly correct and means 'a poem'. This grammatical difference trips up Italian learners of English and English learners of Italian.

Para decir "poetry = the art of writing poems (archaic: poesy); a poem" en italiano:

poesia (correct for both poem and poetry)

"poesia" en español significa:

poetry (the art form); a poem (a single work)

Ejemplo

"Ha recitato una poesia di Leopardi a memoria."

"She recited a poem by Leopardi from memory."

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