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paseante

passerby, stroller

noun pah-seh-AHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Paseante is someone who is strolling or walking leisurely; it can be a temporary noun (los paseantes del parque — the park strollers) or a semi-permanent description. It is common gender — el paseante, la paseante. It appears in the literary phrase un paseante en corte (an idle wanderer), which has historical resonance in Madrid.

Examples

"Los paseantes disfrutaban del sol."

Natural Translation

The strollers were enjoying the sun.

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