rete

net, network

noun REH-teh Common

Origin: Latin rete (net)

Also means

goal (in sport)

Usage Note

Rete covers a wide range: a fishing net, the internet (la rete), a television network (Rete 4), and a goal scored in football (ha segnato una rete). The plural reti is regular. When Italians say navigare in rete they mean 'to surf the internet,' using the same metaphor as 'net.'

Examples

"Ho trovato queste informazioni in rete."

Natural Translation

I found this information online.

Literal Translation

I-found these information on-the-net.

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