B1 — Intermediate🎨 Colors
Vestire d'azzurro
To wear the Italian national colours
Literal Translation
"To dress in blue"
What it means
To represent Italy in sport. The Italian national team is known as gli Azzurri (the Blues).
Example in context
"Da bambino sognava di vestire d'azzurro e giocare per la nazionale."
"As a child he dreamed of wearing the Italian national colours."
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