heypolyglot
Italian

automobilista

/aw.to.mo.biˈli.sta/nounB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,480

Meaning

motorist, driver

  • A person who drives a car; a motorist or driver.

In a sentence

Molti automobilisti sono rimasti bloccati nel traffico della tangenziale.

Many motorists got stuck in traffic on the ring road.

Un automobilista distratto non ha rispettato la precedenza all'incrocio.

A distracted driver did not yield at the intersection.

La polizia invita ogni automobilista a guidare con prudenza.

The police urge every driver to drive carefully.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
automobilistasingular
automobilisti / automobilisteplural

Usage notes

  • Takes masculine or feminine articles in the singular (l'automobilista), with regular plural endings (-i for men, -e for women).
  • plural automobilisti / automobiliste

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