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maratona

marathon

noun mah-rah-TOH-nah Less Common

Origin: from Greek Marathon, the battle site

Usage Note

Maratona is a marathon race, and by extension any long ordeal, as in maratona televisiva ('TV marathon'). It takes the article la, and the noun for the runner is maratoneta.

Examples

"Ha corso la sua prima maratona."

Natural Translation

He ran his first marathon.

Literal Translation

He-has run the his first marathon.

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