Meaning
rigour, strictness, penalty
- strictness, severity, rigour
- penalty kick, penalty (in football)
In a sentence
Il professore gestisce la classe con grande rigore.
The teacher manages the class with great strictness.
Hai visto il rigore alla fine della partita?
Did you see the penalty at the end of the match?
Abbiamo fatto il lavoro con grande rigore.
We did the work with great rigor.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rigore | masculine · singular |
| rigori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For personal strictness, Italians often prefer severità or essere severo; rigore sounds more formal or abstract.
- In soccer, rigore usually means the penalty kick itself; calcio di rigore is the fuller, more explicit term.
- Con rigore means “rigorously/with precision,” especially in academic, legal, or professional contexts.