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trapezista

trapeze artist

noun trah-peh-DZEE-stah Rare

Origin: From trapezio (trapeze), from Greek trapezion (small table), for the shape of the apparatus.

Usage Note

Trapezista is an epicene noun: il trapezista (m) / la trapezista (f); plural i trapezisti (m/mixed) / le trapeziste (f). It specifically refers to a circus or acrobatic performer on the flying trapeze. The related word trapezio also designates the trapezius muscle in anatomy and the trapezoid shape in geometry.

Examples

"La trapezista volò da un'estremità all'altra del tendone."

Natural Translation

The trapeze artist flew from one end of the big top to the other.

Literal Translation

The trapeze-artist flew from one-end to-the-other of-the big-top.

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