Meaning
ring road
- road that goes around a city
In a sentence
La tangenziale è piena di traffico stamattina.
The ring road is full of traffic this morning.
Prendiamo la tangenziale per arrivare prima?
Shall we take the ring road to arrive earlier?
Di sera non uso la tangenziale.
In the evening I don't use the ring road.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tangenziale | feminine · singular |
| tangenziali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually means the urban bypass road around a city.
- Often used with prendere, uscire dalla, entrare in.
- Do not confuse with the adjective tangenziale.