[Grammar] English equivalents ?

[Crowned 91]

Hi, is it grammatically correct to say "Some Italian words have a slightly different meaning from their English equivalents"? I mean, is "English equivalents" used properly?

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes and yes.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would probably use "meanings".

 

[Raymott]

I'd be disinclined to call them equivalents if they have a different meaning, albeit slight.

 

[Tdol]

Are you talking about false friends? If so, I wouldn't use equivalents.

 

[SoothingDave]

I think the original poster is talking about shades of meaning, not false friends.

As they say in Italian: "traduttore, traditore" (translator, traitor).

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

Or does he mean words that appear to be the same but have different meanings in each language?

e.g. studio or opera e così via.