No. 487 in Italian
torino
"Torino" is the Italian name for the city of Turin in northwest Italy.
In a sentence
Sono stato a Torino lo scorso giugno.
I visited Turin last June.
In this sentence, 'Torino' is used as a proper noun referring to the city of Turin in Italy.
Il torino nel campo sta pascolando.
The young bull is grazing in the field.
In this sentence, 'torino' is a common noun referring to a young bull, illustrating its use in a completely different context compared to the proper noun usage.
Ho tifato per il Torino durante la partita.
I cheered for Torino during the match.
Here, 'Torino' is used as a proper noun representing the football team from the city of Turin.
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