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bici

bike, bicycle

noun BEE-chee Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Usage Note

Bici is a clipped form of bicicletta and is the word most Italians use in everyday speech. It is invariable — the plural is also bici (no change). It is always feminine: la bici, le bici.

Examples

"Vado al lavoro in bici ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

I go to work by bike every morning.

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