Meaning
migrant
In a sentence
Il ragazzo migrante cerca una casa in città.
The migrant boy is looking for a home in the city.
Hai parlato con quella famiglia migrante ieri?
Did you speak with that migrant family yesterday?
I migranti non hanno ancora trovato lavoro qui.
The migrants still haven't found work here.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| migrante | singular |
| migranti | plural |
Usage notes
- Use migrante in news, policy, and NGOs. In everyday speech, immigrato or emigrato is often more specific.
- Migrante is gendered: un migrante, una migrante. The plural is migranti for both masculine mixed groups and feminine-only groups in some usage.
- Do not confuse with emigrante and immigrato: emigrante stresses leaving a country; immigrato stresses arriving in one.