El control de passaports
Example: El control de passaports a l'aeroport és molt estricte.
Definition
"El control de passaports" refers to the official process at airports or borders where authorities check travelers' passports and identification documents to verify their identity and eligibility to enter or leave a country, ensuring legal and regulated cross-border movement.
Etymology
The phrase "el control de passaports" comes from Catalan, where "control" means supervision or inspection, and "passaports" is derived from Old French "passport," originally referring to a document allowing passage through a port or territory. Did you know that the word "passport" literally means 'pass through a port' in its origins?
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"El control de passaports" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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