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hockey
hockey
The word 'hockey' is used in Italian in the same way it is used in English. It refers to the ice or field-based team sport which is played by striking a small ball or puck into the opposing team's goal. Since it is a borrowed term, it has no variations or different usages in Italian.
Example sentences using: hockey
Mi piace giocare a hockey
I like to play hockey
This is a simple sentence that expresses a personal liking towards the sport of hockey
Hockey è uno sport molto popolare in Canada
Hockey is a very popular sport in Canada
This sentence is stating a fact that the sport of hockey is very well liked and commonly played in the country of Canada
Lo stick da hockey è troppo costoso
The hockey stick is too expensive
In this sentence, the subject has deemed the price of a hockey stick to be too high or unreasonable