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transit
The transport of people or goods through a country without them being officially imported or exported there. It usually refers to international goods or passenger traffic.
Die LKW befinden sich im Transit auf dem Weg von Spanien nach Polen.
The trucks are in transit on their way from Spain to Poland.
transit
In astronomy, the passage of a smaller celestial body in front of a larger one, so that the smaller one becomes visible as a dark point.
Der Venustransit ist ein seltenes astronomisches Ereignis.
The transit of Venus is a rare astronomical event.
transit
Specifically in the historical context of the division of Germany, traffic between the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin through the territory of the GDR.
Für den Transit nach West-Berlin gab es spezielle Autobahnen und Grenzübergänge.
For transit to West Berlin, there were special highways and border crossings.
The word 'Transit' (transit) belongs to technical and official language. It is often found in the fields of logistics, politics, law, and international trade.
Die neuen Gesetze sollen den Transit von Waren durch die EU vereinfachen.
The new laws are intended to simplify the transit of goods through the EU.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Transit' (transit) from the context. If it is about trucks, goods, or airports, transport is meant. In texts about astronomy (sun, planets), it refers to the passage of a celestial body. In a historical context with 'DDR' (GDR) or 'West-Berlin' (West Berlin), it means traffic through the former GDR.
Der Zoll kontrolliert alle Waren im Transit.
Customs checks all goods in transit.
To express the state of being transported, the fixed expression 'im Transit sein' (to be in transit) or 'sich im Transit befinden' (to be in transit) is used. The preposition here is always 'in' with the dative.
Mein Paket befindet sich gerade im Transit zwischen Frankfurt und Hamburg.
My package is currently in transit between Frankfurt and Hamburg.
This meaning has an important historical dimension in Germany. 'Transitverkehr' (transit traffic) was the only land connection between the Federal Republic and West Berlin, which ran through the territory of the GDR and was subject to strict controls.
Meine Großeltern sind oft die Transitstrecke gefahren, um Verwandte in West-Berlin zu besuchen.
My grandparents often drove along the transit route to visit relatives in West Berlin.
passage
Passage refers here to a journey by ship from one place to another. Transit, on the other hand, means the international transport of people or goods through a country that is not their destination. The key differences are therefore the means of transport and the role of the country being traversed.
Der Transit der Waren durch die Schweiz dauert mehrere Stunden.
The transit of the goods through Switzerland takes several hours.
Die Passage mit dem Schiff über den Atlantik dauert mehrere Tage.
The passage by ship across the Atlantic takes several days.
