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nerazzurro

black-and-blue, Inter Milan colours

adjective neh-raht-TSOOR-roh Rare
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Usage Note

Nerazzurro (literally 'black-blue') is primarily a football term identifying FC Internazionale (Inter Milan), whose colours are black and blue stripes. It can refer to the club, its players, or supporters — i nerazzurri is the standard nickname for Inter. Less commonly it describes the colours of other clubs (e.g. Atalanta). Outside football contexts it is rarely used.

Examples

"I nerazzurri hanno vinto il derby per tre a uno."

Natural Translation

The Inter players won the derby three to one.

Literal Translation

The black-and-blues won the derby three to one.

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