I have begun a new series for La Parola del Giorno consisting of false friends. False friends are pairs of words or phrases in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the verb pretendere, which means to want, to expect, to demand; it does not mean to pretend.
Io pretendo onesta’ dai miei amici.
I expect honesty from my friends.