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passo

step

noun PAHS-soh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'passus', a pace

Also means

mountain pass

Usage Note

Passo means a step or pace, but in geography it is a mountain pass, as in Passo dello Stelvio. Watch the idiom fare due passi ('to take a short walk') and a due passi ('very close by').

Examples

"Ha fatto un passo avanti."

Natural Translation

He took a step forward.

Literal Translation

He-has made a step forward.

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