B1✈️ Travel
Italian word
diretto
a semi-fast train (historic category); also 'direct' / 'straight'
Looks like
direct
direct = without stops / straightforward
⚠️ The trap
In Italian train classification, 'diretto' is a specific slow-to-medium category — NOT necessarily a non-stop service. A truly direct (non-stop) flight is 'volo diretto', which does align with English usage.
To say "direct = without stops / straightforward" in Italian:
diretto / direttissimo
"diretto" in English means:
a semi-fast train (historic category); also 'direct' / 'straight'
Example
"Il diretto per Napoli è meno veloce dell'Intercity."
"The direct (semi-fast) train to Naples is slower than the Intercity."
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