Meaning
by means of, by, through, using, by way of
In a sentence
Ti mando il file tramite email stasera.
I’ll send you the file by email tonight.
Hai prenotato il tavolo tramite l'app?
Did you book the table through the app?
Non ho pagato tramite carta, ma in contanti.
I didn’t pay by card, but in cash.
Usage notes
- More formal and bureaucratic than con or via; common in writing, emails, and official instructions.
- Use before a noun: tramite bonifico, tramite email. For a person, per mezzo di or attraverso can sound more natural.
- Not a contraction word: say tramite il sito, not *tramitel sito.