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cartellino

tag

noun kar-tel-LEE-noh Rare

Origin: Diminutive of cartello (sign, card), from carta (paper), Latin charta.

Also means

label; card

Usage Note

Cartellino covers several small-card uses: a price tag (cartellino del prezzo), a staff time-card, or the yellow/red card in football — cartellino giallo/rosso. The football meaning is especially common in sports commentary. Plural is regular: i cartellini.

Examples

"L'arbitro ha mostrato il cartellino rosso."

Natural Translation

The referee showed the red card.

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