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passeggero

passenger

noun pahs-sehd-JEH-roh Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: from passaggio, 'passage'

Also means

fleeting

Usage Note

Passeggero is the traveler aboard a vehicle, feminine passeggera, plural passeggeri. As an adjective it means 'fleeting' or 'transient', as in un malessere passeggero ('a passing ailment').

Examples

"Il passeggero ha perso il treno."

Natural Translation

The passenger missed the train.

Literal Translation

The passenger has lost the train.

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