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marcia

march

noun MAR-chah Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: from French marche, 'a walking'

Also means

gear

Usage Note

Marcia means a march (military or musical) but also a car's gear: cambiare marcia ('to change gear'), fare marcia indietro ('to back up' or 'to backtrack'). The plural is marce, with the soft c kept before -e.

Examples

"Ho messo la prima marcia."

Natural Translation

I put it in first gear.

Literal Translation

I-have put the first gear.

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