Friday, September 11, 2009

Friday's False Friend

eventually v. eventualmente

Eventually means "in the end" for English speakers while a similar word, eventualmente, is a way to express the idea of "possibly" for Italians. Use the Italian words "alla fine" when you would like to convey the English meaning.

Eng) I eventually got back to writing my blog after spending a week being a tour guide for my father.

It) Alla fine sono tornata a scrivere il mio blog dopo aver passato una settimana in cui ho fatto la guida turistica per il mio padre.

2 comments:

  1. You're absolutely right. Great idiomatic observation.

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  2. This one is a personal favorite. It must be a shared one!

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