heypolyglot
Italian

transito

/ˈtran.zi.to/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,743

Meaning

transit, passage

  • movement through a place
  • passage of vehicles or people
  • stopover while travelling

In a sentence

Il transito dei bus è regolare oggi.

Bus transit is regular today.

Sei in transito a Roma o resti qui?

Are you in transit in Rome or staying here?

Il transito delle auto non è permesso.

The passage of cars is not allowed.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
transitomasculine · singular
transitimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Common in transport language: transito di veicoli, area di transito.
  • In airports, in transito means changing planes without final arrival.
  • More formal than passaggio.

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