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scout

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Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 18,467

Meaning

scout

  • member of the Scouting movement (boy scout, girl scout)
  • talent scout in sports or entertainment

In a sentence

Da piccolo andavo sempre agli scout durante il fine settimana.

When I was little, I always went to the scouts on weekends.

Uno scout della squadra di calcio ha notato il suo talento.

A scout from the soccer team noticed his talent.

Il gruppo scout organizza un campeggio estivo in montagna.

The scout group is organizing a summer camp in the mountains.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
scoutsingular
scoutplural
scoutMasc|Fem · plural

Usage notes

  • English loanword; invariable in gender and plural ('gli scout', 'le scout').
  • Often used collectively in the plural or with 'movimento scout'.

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