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attraversamento

crossing

noun aht-trah-ver-SAH-men-toh Rare

Also means

traversal

Usage Note

Attraversamento denotes the act or place of crossing — attraversamento pedonale is the standard Italian term for a pedestrian crossing (crosswalk). In engineering and law it also refers to the traversal of a road, railway, or waterway by infrastructure. The verb is attraversare and the related noun traversata refers more specifically to a sea or mountain crossing.

Examples

"Aspetta l'attraversamento pedonale per attraversare."

Natural Translation

Wait for the pedestrian crossing to cross.

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