surf

surfing

noun soorf Rare

Origin: English surf

Usage Note

Surf is an English loanword used in Italian to mean both the sport of surfing and the breaking waves. It is invariable and masculine: il surf, plural unchanged. The related verb phrase is fare surf (to surf). Il surfista is the surfer. The word is also used in surf the net contexts: navigare in rete.

Examples

"D'estate mi piace fare surf sulle onde."

Natural Translation

In summer I like to surf the waves.

Literal Translation

In-summer to-me pleases to-do surf on-the waves.

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