Meaning
passage, passing, gap
- lift, ride
- transfer, transition
- route
In a sentence
Scusa, mi dai un passaggio fino a casa?
Sorry, can you give me a ride home?
C'è troppo traffico, il passaggio è bloccato.
There’s too much traffic, the passage is blocked.
Il passaggio al nuovo lavoro è stato facile.
The transition to the new job was easy.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| passaggio | masculine · singular |
| passaggi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use passaggio for a movement or shift; use trasferimento for moving people/things, and transizione for abstract change in formal contexts.
- For a ride in someone's car, say dare un passaggio or chiedere un passaggio, not a direct equivalent of English "give a lift".
- In transport and roads, passaggio often appears in fixed phrases like passaggio a livello; don't overuse it for every kind of crossing.