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time

(sports) team

noun tyme Rare

Origin: English loanword used in Italian sports journalism.

Usage Note

Time is a masculine loanword from English, used in some Italian sports contexts as an alternative to squadra (team). It is invariable: i time. Most style guides prefer squadra, which is far more common in standard Italian.

Examples

"Il time ha giocato molto bene ieri sera."

Natural Translation

The team played very well last night.

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