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Palabra italiana

gesso

plaster cast (for broken bones); also chalk; also plaster/gypsum

Parece

cast (no cognate)

cast (plaster cast); gesso = a chalk/gypsum primer in art

⚠️ La trampa

'Gesso' covers multiple meanings: the plaster cast on a broken limb, the chalk used on a blackboard, and (in art) the white primer. English speakers know 'gesso' only from art. Medically, they'd say 'cast' or 'plaster'. Multiple false friends in one word.

Para decir "cast (plaster cast); gesso = a chalk/gypsum primer in art" en italiano:

gesso (correct for plaster cast and chalk)

"gesso" en español significa:

plaster cast (for broken bones); also chalk; also plaster/gypsum

Ejemplo

"Deve tenere il gesso al braccio per sei settimane."

"She needs to keep the plaster cast on her arm for six weeks."

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