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Italian

centrocampo

/tʃen.troˈkam.po/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

midfield

  • the central area of a sports pitch, especially in football (soccer)
  • the midfield players of a team collectively

In a sentence

L'arbitro ha fermato il gioco a centrocampo.

The referee stopped play in midfield.

La squadra ha mostrato una grande forza a centrocampo.

The team showed great strength in midfield.

Chi giocherà a centrocampo nella partita di domani?

Who will play in midfield in tomorrow's match?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
centrocampomasculine · singular
centrocampimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Compound of 'centro' and 'campo'; plural is 'centrocampi'.

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