fare tirocinio
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the verb expression, fare tirocinio,1 which means to do an internship/apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships and internships are common in Italy, especially at university.
You can see the expression used in its context below (note the missing definite article):
C'è tanta competizione nel mio campo che forse dovrei fare tirocinio prima di entrare nel mondo di lavoro.
There is so much competition in my field that perhaps I should do an internship before entering the job market.
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