investito da un'auto

hit by a car

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hit by a car Used in the passive voice; investito changes to investita for a female subject. Depending on context, it can also mean “run over by a car.”

IT: È stato investito da un'auto mentre andava al lavoro.

EN: He was hit by a car while he was going to work.

Sono quasi stato investito da un'auto.

I was almost hit by a car.

Fred, andiamo, prima di essere investito da un'auto.

Fred, let's go before you get hit by a car.

— Eddington (2025)

Fu investito da un'auto e morì sul colpo.

He was hit by a car and died instantly.

Fu investito da un'auto mentre scappava da casa di un vicino.

He was hit by a car while fleeing from a neighbor’s house.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)