scaduto

expired, past its deadline

adjective skah-DOO-toh Rare

Also means

lapsed

Usage Note

Scaduto is the past participle of scadere (to expire/fall due) used as an adjective. A passaporto scaduto is an expired passport, a termine scaduto a lapsed deadline. It differs from vecchio (old) or obsoleto (obsolete) in that it specifically refers to a formal expiry date. Feminine: scaduta; plurals are regular.

Examples

"Il mio passaporto è scaduto il mese scorso."

Natural Translation

My passport expired last month.

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