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sport

sport

noun sport Less Common

Origin: from English sport

Usage Note

Sport is an English loanword and therefore invariable: uno sport, gli sport. It is masculine. Doing sport is fare sport, never 'fare uno sport' in the general sense.

Examples

"Il calcio è uno sport popolare."

Natural Translation

Football is a popular sport.

Literal Translation

The football is a sport popular.

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