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streaming

streaming

noun STREE-meeng Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: Borrowed directly from English 'streaming'.

Usage Note

Streaming is an invariable masculine noun in Italian, used exactly as in English for audio and video transmission over the internet. It never takes a plural form (gli streaming is possible but rare; Italians usually just say lo streaming). The verb form is streamare or trasmettere in streaming.

Examples

"Guardo la partita in streaming sul telefono."

Natural Translation

I watch the match on streaming on my phone.

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