Meaning
passer-by
- a person who is walking past a place by chance
- a loop on a garment for holding a belt
In a sentence
Ho chiesto indicazioni a un passante gentile.
I asked a kind passer-by for directions.
Nessun passante si è fermato ad aiutare l'uomo.
No passer-by stopped to help the man.
I passanti guardavano incuriositi la vetrina del negozio.
The passers-by looked curiously at the shop window.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| passante | singular |
| passanti | plural |
Usage notes
- Uses 'il passante' for a man and 'la passante' for a woman; the plural is always 'i/le passanti'.