How the word "il pugile" is translated into English
Da giovane mio zio era un pugile professionista.
[da ˈddʒovane ˈmio ˈdzio ˈɛra un ˈpudʒile professjoˈnista.]
When he was young, my uncle was a professional boxer.
I pugili si allenano ogni giorno in palestra.
[i ˈpudʒili si alˈlenano ˈoɲɲi ˈdʒorno im paˈlɛstra.]
The boxers train at the gym every day.
Non avrei mai pensato di diventare un pugile.
[ˈnon aˈvrɛi̯ ˈmai̯ penˈsato di divenˈtare un ˈpudʒile.]
I never would have thought I'd become a boxer.
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