navetta
/naˈvet.ta/feminine
The English word "shuttle" (referring to a transport service) is translated into Italian as navetta.
The term navetta is a common and general translation for a transport shuttle. While navetta refers to the shuttle itself, you may also encounter trasferimento when referring more broadly to a transfer service, particularly for travel from one specific location to another.
Meaning: transport service (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word navetta is a feminine noun that literally refers to a weaver's shuttle used in a loom.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural of navetta is navette.
How do you pronounce it?
/naˈvet.ta/. The word has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable.
Did you know?
- If you are looking for a space shuttle, you will not see the word navetta but rather navetta spaziale, blending the weaving term with the cosmos.
- The term navetta is not an original Italian word but was borrowed from the French navette.
- Italians use navetta metaphorically to describe any repetitive short-distance trip, even if no actual shuttle vehicle is involved.
Examples in context
- Quando è la prossima navetta?When's the next shuttle?This sentence is useful for asking about the timing of the navetta.Tatoeba #6617650 by Guybrush88, translation #6617113 by Eccles17
- Dovresti prendere il bus navetta.You should take the shuttle bus.This sentence is useful for suggesting that someone take the navetta bus.Tatoeba #6951095 by Guybrush88, translation #29663 by CK
- C'è una navetta tra l'hotel e l'aeroporto?Is there a shuttle bus between the hotel and airport?This sentence is useful for inquiring if a navetta exists between an airport and a hotel.Tatoeba #6159653 by Guybrush88, translation #18222 by CM
- Il servizio navetta è efficienteThe shuttle service is efficient.
- Ho prenotato un trasferimento dall'aeroporto all'hotelI have booked a shuttle from the airport to the hotel.
- Prendiamo il bus navetta per raggiungere l'hotelWe take the shuttle bus to reach the hotel.
- Devo prendere un mezzo navetta per tornare a casaI need to take a shuttle to get back home.
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Giulia and Francesco are waiting at a train station.
- GiuliaLa navetta per il centro è in ritardo?Is the shuttle to the center late?
- FrancescoSì, la navetta è ferma in stazione.Yes, the shuttle is stuck at the station.
- GiuliaFrancesco, dobbiamo aspettare ancora molto?Francesco, do we have to wait much longer?
- FrancescoCredo di sì, forse venti minuti.I think so, maybe twenty minutes.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shuttle” translations and entries navetta, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries navetta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
