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teenagers

teenagers

noun TEE-nay-jerz Rare
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Origin: English loanword

Usage Note

Teenagers is an invariable English loanword used in Italian; it does not take an Italian plural -i ending. It is treated as masculine plural (i teenagers). The Italian equivalent adolescenti is more formal.

Examples

"I teenagers si ritrovano in piazza ogni sera."

Natural Translation

Teenagers gather in the square every evening.

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