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passato

past

noun pahs-SAH-toh Less Common
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Origin: past participle of 'passare', to pass

Also means

purée

Usage Note

Passato is masculine and names both 'the past' and, in cooking, a purée such as passato di verdura ('vegetable soup'). It doubles as an adjective ('past', la settimana passata) and the grammar term for past tenses. Its plural passati is rare as a noun.

Examples

"Non pensare troppo al passato."

Natural Translation

Don't think too much about the past.

Literal Translation

Not think too-much to-the past.

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