Meaning
group; circle
- a round, pool, or group in a sporting tournament
- a circle of Dante's Inferno (literary)
In a sentence
La squadra italiana ha superato la fase a gironi.
The Italian team made it through the group stage.
In quale girone sono finite le favorite del torneo?
Which group did the tournament favorites end up in?
Dante colloca diversi personaggi noti nei gironi dell'Inferno.
Dante places several well-known figures in the circles of the Inferno.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| girone | masculine · singular |
| gironi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In sports championships, 'girone di andata' is the first half of the season and 'girone di ritorno' is the second.