sprint

noun SPREENT Rare

Origin: English 'sprint'

Also means

burst of speed

Usage Note

Sprint is an English loanword fully integrated into Italian sports vocabulary; it is invariable (lo sprint, gli sprint) — the plural does not change form. In cycling and athletics it refers to the final acceleration; figuratively avere sprint means to have get-up-and-go. The masculine gender is standard (uno sprint finale). Being invariable, it joins other English loanwords in Italian that never add -i or -e endings.

Examples

"Ha vinto con un ultimo sprint decisivo."

Natural Translation

He won with a final decisive sprint.

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