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tandem

tandem

noun TAHN-dem Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Latin tandem 'at length/finally', jokingly applied to the arrangement in English then borrowed internationally.

Also means

tandem bicycle

Usage Note

Tandem is an invariable noun in Italian (no plural inflection: i tandem). It refers to a two-person bicycle or, more broadly, any two-person or paired arrangement working in sequence. The phrase in tandem is used figuratively to mean 'working together, in coordination' — an anglicism widely understood in Italian.

Examples

"Abbiamo noleggiato un tandem per girare il parco."

Natural Translation

We rented a tandem bike to tour the park.

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