Meaning
discipline, subject
- discipline, self-control
- subject, field of study
- sporting discipline
In a sentence
In classe serve più disciplina, oggi sono tutti agitati.
We need more discipline in class, everyone is restless today.
Qual è la tua disciplina preferita a scuola?
What is your favorite subject at school?
Ho cambiato disciplina e ora faccio nuoto.
I changed sports and now I do swimming.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disciplina | feminine · singular |
| discipline | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For school subjects, disciplina is more formal or institutional; materia is more common in everyday speech.
- For behavior control, disciplina often sounds stricter than ordine. ordine is about tidiness or order; disciplina implies rules and self-control.
- In sports, disciplina means an event or category within a sport, not the sport itself.