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The 750 most common verbs in Italian 🇮🇹

Italian verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Italian	English	Example
1	avere	to have	Ho diciassette anni.I am 17 years old.
2	fare	to do	cosa fanno al cinema?what do they have scheduled at the movie theater?
3	potere	can, could, to be able to
4	dovere	to owe
5	dire	to say, tell
6	venire	to come	i suoi problemi vengono dalla tossicodipendenzahis problems come from his drug addiction
7	volere	to want
8	andare	to go
9	vedere	to see
10	stare	to stay, remain	come stai ?how are you?
11	sapere	to know	sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?do you know that we will judge angels?
12	dare	to give
13	trovare	to find	lo chiamo spesso, ma mai lo trovoI call him often, but I can never get hold of him
14	mettere	to put, to place, to lay, to set
15	pensare	to think	Ti ho pensato.I have been thinking about you.
16	parlare	to talk, to speak
17	scrivere	to write
18	prendere	to take, hold, pick up, get	gli studenti prendono appuntithe students take notes
19	portare	to bring, fetch, take, carry	portare Fabiano come candidatoto propose Fabiano as a candidate
20	sentire	to feel
21	chiedere	to ask
22	cercare	to look for
23	sembrare	to seem, to look , to appear
24	usare	to use
25	lasciare	to leave
26	arrivare	to arrive, to come, to reach
27	riuscire	to manage, ) to be able to accomplish	Ho buttato tutti i soldi per vincere, ma non sono riuscito.I threw all my money to win, but I was not able to.
28	rendere	to give back, to return
29	credere	to believe
30	porre	to put
31	trattare	to treat, to handle, to deal with
32	diventare	to become , to go , to turn
33	tenere	to hold	tenetelo a meno che lui scappasse dall’istitutohold him so that he doesn't escape the institute
34	conoscere	to know , to meet , to experience
35	capire	to understand
36	passare	to pass	tra noi non passano più le relazioni amichevoli di primathe friendly relations of before don't exist between us anymore
37	chiamare	to call
38	tornare	to return, to come back
39	rimanere	to stay
40	esistere	to exist, to be
41	presentare	to present
42	utilizzare	to use, make use of, utilize
43	continuare	to continue, to keep on doing
44	considerare	to consider, to examine, to weigh, to contemplate
45	vivere	to live, to be alive
46	ricordare	to remember, to recall, to recollect
47	prevedere	to foresee, to anticipate
48	guardare	to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at
49	rispondere	to answer, to reply, to respond
50	creare	to create
51	aprire	to open
52	seguire	to follow, to pursue
53	lavorare	to work, to labor
54	leggere	to read
55	permettere	to allow, to let, to permit, to authorize, to entitle
56	entrare	to enter, to go in
57	uscire	to go out, leave, exit
58	piacere	to be pleasing to
59	cominciare	to begin, to start, to commence, to set about
60	realizzare	to achieve, realise/realize, see through
61	ottenere	to obtain, to achieve, to gain
62	decidere	to decide , to fix, to arrange, to determine
63	riguardare	to concern, regard, be about, deal with, speak to
64	rappresentare	to be, constitute, represent, account for, symbolize, mean
65	richiedere	to ask for, demand, apply for
66	cambiare	to exchange
67	finire	to finish
68	comprendere	to comprise, to include, to encompass
69	perdere	to lose
70	contenere	to contain
71	costituire	to constitute, establish, set up, form
72	nascere	to be born
73	iniziare	to begin, to set about
74	pubblicare	to publish
75	provare	to try, try out, test
76	raggiungere	to reach, arrive at, get to, touch
77	produrre	to produce, yield, bear, generate
78	servire	to serve
79	fornire	to supply, to provide, to furnish, to give, to yield
80	intendere	to mean	[…] ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, […][…] if anyone understands love by having felt it.
81	offrire	to offer, treat
82	svolgere	to unroll, unwind
83	ricevere	to receive, get, have, be given, take
84	definire	to define
85	scegliere	to choose
86	avvenire	to happen, to occur
87	consentire	to agree, to assent, to consent
88	restare	to stay, to remain
89	partire	to depart, to leave, to set forth	i soldati partirono all'attaccothe soldiers seized on the attack
90	spiegare	to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand
91	inviare	to send out, to dispatch, to forward, to ship
92	ritenere	to hold again
93	parere	to look, to seem, to appear
94	scoprire	to uncover
95	proporre	to propose, suggest, or put forward
96	bisognare	to be necessary, to have to, must, should, ought to
97	sostenere	to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of
98	rispettare	to respect, honour/honor
99	riconoscere	to recognize
100	costruire	to build, construct
101	aggiungere	to add, to append
102	risultare	to turn out to be, prove to be or emerge as
103	aspettare	to wait for, await, wait or	aspetta di ottenere la promozionehe's waiting to obtain the promotion
104	indicare	to point out, point to
105	significare	to mean, to signify
106	apparire	to appear
107	assumere	to take on, assume	È di vitale importanza assumere una quantità di ferro adeguata attraverso l'alimentazione quotidiana.It is vitally important to consume adequate amounts of iron in your daily diet.
108	aiutare	to help, assist
109	pagare	to pay
110	dimostrare	to show, to display, to manifest, to demonstrate, to look, to appear, to evince
111	evitare	to avoid, shy away from
112	esprimere	to express
113	amare	to love, to like
114	sviluppare	to develop
115	effettuare	to effect, to carry out, to make
116	raccontare	to tell, to narrate, to recount, to relate
117	ridurre	to reduce
118	mostrare	to show
119	inserire	to insert
120	mantenere	to maintain, to keep
121	dedicare	to dedicate
122	organizzare	to organize, arrange, set up
123	condurre	to lead, to guide, to escort
124	affermare	to declare, to affirm, to state, to claim, to assert
125	bastare	to be enough
126	occupare	to occupy, take over, squat in
127	incontrare	to meet, come across, bump into, run into, find, encounter
128	stabilire	to establish, to fix, to set, to settle, to define, to agree on
129	giungere	to arrive, to reach, to come
130	affrontare	to face or confront
131	sperare	or che ) to hope
132	garantire	to guarantee, warrant, ensure, assure
133	accettare	to accept, to admit
134	ascoltare	to listen to
135	rivolgere	to turn again
136	disporre	to place, to arrange, to set out, to organize	a malecuore mi sono disposto la mente all'ascoltoI grudgingly primed my mind for listening
137	aumentare	to increase, to raise, to augment, to boost
138	interessare	to be interesting, to be of interest, to interest, to hold somebody's interest
139	riportare	to bring again, bring back, take back, carry back
140	crescere	to grow, to increase, to expand
141	partecipare	to take part in, to participate in, to share
142	mancare	to be lacking, to be missing	Ci manca molto.We miss him very much.
143	determinare	to determine, define, establish, set out, calculate
144	occorrere	must, to need, to be necessary	a un buon scrittore occorre la chiarezzaa good writer needs clarity
145	muovere	to move	Eppur si muove.And yet it moves.
146	basare	to base, ground, found
147	valere	to be worth	quella regola non vale quithat rule does not apply here
148	osservare	to observe, watch, study, examine
149	verificare	to verify, test, check, examine, inspect, survey
150	unire	to unite, to put together
151	accadere	to happen	Nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa fosse accaduto.No one knew exactly what had happened.
152	giocare	to play, specifically:
153	descrivere	to describe
154	formare	to form, create, shape, make, mould/mold
155	risolvere	to solve
156	riferire	to wound again
157	legare	bind, tie
158	superare	to exceed
159	mandare	to send, forward, dispatch, transmit
160	applicare	to apply, to put, to stick, to spread
161	registrare	to register, record, note
162	compiere	to finish, to complete
163	assicurare	to assure, guarantee
164	limitare	to limit or restrict
165	confermare	to confirm
166	funzionare	to work, to function
167	imparare	to learn
168	gestire	to manage, run or administer
169	citare	to summon
170	divenire	to become
171	postare	to post
172	preparare	to prepare, make ready, get ready, arrange
173	dimenticare	to forget
174	costringere	to force, to compel, to constrain, to oblige
175	raccogliere	to pick up, glean
176	comportare	to entail, to imply, to spell, to require	avrebbe comportato di fatto la chiusura di tutte le clinicheit would have effectively entailed the closure of all the clinics
177	coinvolgere	to involve, to implicate
178	collegare	to connect, to join together, to link, to link up
179	notare	Archaic form of nuotare .
180	mangiare	to eat
181	vendere	to sell
182	succedere	to take the place , to succeed	Ad Augusto, primo imperatore romano, succedette Tiberio.Tiberius succeeded Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
183	fermare	to stop
184	studiare	to study
185	cadere	to fall
186	eseguire	to execute, carry out, do, make, perform, fulfill, effect
187	trasformare	to change, transform, convert, turn
188	vincere	to win
189	colpire	to hit, strike, smite
190	modificare	to modify, alter
191	impegnare	to pawn
192	comporre	to compose, compound
193	sedere	to sit
194	imporre	to impose, set, lay
195	tentare	to try, to attempt
196	convincere	to convince, persuade, argue, satisfy
197	operare	to operate, work, act
198	preferire	to prefer
199	riprendere	to take or grab again	i poliziotti hanno ripreso l'evasothe policemen caught the escaped prisoner again
200	condividere	to share
201	controllare	to check, verify, inspect, examine
202	comunicare	to communicate, to transmit, to impart, to convey
203	comprare	to buy
204	concludere	to conclude, close, end, finish
205	destinare	to establish irrevocably as destiny, to destine, to have in store, to decree	Dio destinò che lui fosse punitoGod decreed that he should be punished
206	commentare	to annotate
207	diffondere	to spread
208	chiudere	to close, to shut	Non dimenticare di chiudere il gas prima di uscire.Don't forget to turn off the gas before going out.
209	desiderare	to wish, to want, to like, to desire, to long
210	adottare	to adopt
211	togliere	to take off, pull away
212	accompagnare	to go with, come with, accompany, escort
213	tendere	to tighten	É emerso infatti che chi cerca l’amore tende a guardare maggiormente i volti, mentre chi vuole solamente un’avventura erotica tende a guardare principalmente i corpi.It in fact emerged that those who seek love mainly tend to look at faces, while those who just want an erotic adventure chiefly tend to look at bodies.
214	immaginare	to imagine, picture, fancy, conceive
215	acquistare	to buy or purchase
216	migliorare	to improve, to ameliorate, to better
217	individuare	to identify
218	scendere	to go down, come down
219	nascondere	to hide, to conceal	Cosa state nascondendo?What are you hiding?
220	suonare	to play
221	girare	to turn, stir, turn over	ho girato il comune per trovarti un regaloI went all throughout the town to find you a gift
222	spingere	to push, press
223	alzare	to lift , to raise, to heave
224	guidare	to guide, lead, show, escort
225	agire	to act or operate
226	ripetere	to repeat
227	intervenire	to happen, to occur
228	ritrovare	to find again, to find
229	introdurre	to put, to insert
230	sottolineare	to underline, underscore
231	discutere	to discuss, debate, moot, question
232	salire	to go up, to come up
233	recuperare	to recover, regain, retrieve, recuperate, get back, recoup, fetch
234	rivelare	to reveal, disclose, let out, make known, tell
235	ammettere	to admit, accept, acknowledge
236	avvicinare	to move near, move closer, bring near
237	toccare	to touch	Si prega di non toccare questo.Please don't touch this.
238	abbandonare	to abandon
239	uccidere	to kill
240	correre	to run
241	valutare	to value
242	tirare	to pull, to draw, to tug, to drag
243	promuovere	to promote, to favor, to encourage
244	includere	to enclose
245	segnalare	to indicate or be a sign of
246	fissare	to fasten, fix, secure	riservare il tavolo al ristoranteto reserve the table at the restaurant
247	escludere	to exclude , to leave out
248	ritornare	to return, to go back
249	vuol	Apocopic form of vuole
250	impedire	to prevent, to prohibit, to hamper, to hinder, to impede, to obstruct
251	dipendere	to depend , to be up to , to hang , to come from, to be due to	Dipende da te decidere quante informazioni vuoi condividere con chi legge il tuo blog.It's up to you to decide just how much information you want to share with the people reading your blog.
252	contribuire	to contribute
253	possedere	to possess, have, own
254	avviare	to send, to refer
255	provocare	to cause
256	invitare	to invite
257	procedere	to proceed, to advance, to go forward
258	caratterizzare	to characterize
259	accorgersi	to notice	Nessuno si accorgerà dell'errore.Nobody will notice the error.
260	dormire	to sleep
261	coprire	to cover
262	appartenere	to belong
263	esporre	to expose, put out, display, show
264	salvare	to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver
265	lanciare	to throw, to sling, to launch	lanciare i cani all'inseguimento del ladroto set off the dogs to run after the thief
266	soddisfare	to satisfy
267	dirigere	to address
268	approvare	to approve
269	proteggere	to shield or protect
270	derivare	to originate
271	proseguire	to continue, carry on, go on, resume
272	sostituire	to substitute
273	trasmettere	to transmit, transfer, pass on, hand down, convey, communicate
274	difendere	to defend
275	preoccupare	to worry, to trouble, to bother
276	favorire	to favour/favor, to help, to aid, to support
277	ridere	to laugh
278	eliminare	to eliminate
279	emergere	to emerge, come out, surface, appear
280	consigliare	to advise, to suggest, to recommend, to counsel
281	insegnare	to teach
282	affidare	to entrust, commit, give, leave
283	domandare	to ask
284	generare	to procreate, beget, breed, create
285	avanzare	to advance, to proceed
286	estendere	to extend
287	attendere	to wait for, to await
288	sbagliare	to make a mistake, be wrong
289	informare	to inform, tell, report, notify
290	curare	to treat, cure	curare gli interessi di Johnto look after John's interests
291	concedere	to award, bestow
292	consistere	to consist
293	contare	to count
294	combattere	to fight, to combat	il mare era combattuto dai ventithe sea was agitated by the winds
295	conservare	to keep, preserve, retain, conserve, hold, save
296	riflettere	to reflect
297	bere	to drink
298	rischiare	to risk, to jeopardize
299	accogliere	to welcome, receive
300	manifestare	to express, to reveal
301	spostare	to move, to shift
302	fondare	to found, establish, constitute, start, set up, build
303	corrispondere	to correspond or
304	attaccare	to stick, attach, append
305	liberare	to free, set free, release, liberate, deliver, rid
306	distribuire	to distribute
307	trasferire	to transfer, move, remove, shift
308	distinguere	to distinguish, discern, discriminate
309	soffrire	to suffer, to feel, to go through
310	distruggere	to destroy, wipe out or ruin
311	ringraziare	to thank
312	rientrare	to reenter, to go back	sono rientrato di tutte le speseI got back all of the money from my expenses
313	sorgere	to rise
314	sottoporre	to subject
315	visitare	to visit
316	cogliere	to pick, to gather
317	identificare	to identify
318	godere	to enjoy or
319	esercitare	to train or
320	attribuire	to award, assign, give
321	suggerire	to suggest, to hint, to propose, to advise
322	trarre	to draw, extract, pull
323	rifiutare	to be unwilling to accept or receive, to refuse, decline, reject	Molti rifiutan lo comune incarco; ¶ ma il popol tuo solicito risponde ¶ sanza chiamare, e grida: «I’ mi sobbarco!».Many refuse to bear the common burden; ¶ but thy solicitous people answereth ¶ without being asked, and crieth: "I submit."
324	dividere	to divide
325	integrare	to supplement, to complement
326	tradurre	to translate
327	investire	to invest
328	lucere	to shine
329	capitare	to happen	Sono cose che possono capitare a tutti.These are things that can happen to everyone.
330	puntare	to push, lean, rest, plant, brace	Se invece lasciamo a puntare gli impasti per il solito tempo, essi acquistano “più forza” del necessario e quindi il prodotto finito risulta sviluppato, ma ha una crosta troppo vitrea e un invecchiamento precoce.If we instead let the dough rest for the typical amount of time, it will be "stronger" than necessary and the finished product will therefore be developed, but it will have a crust that is too shiny and it will age prematurely.
331	connettere	to connect, to join, to link
332	assistere	to assist
333	votare	to vote , ,
334	causare	to cause
335	esaminare	to examine, vet, audit
336	dotare	to endow
337	evidenziare	to highlight, to stress, to emphasize, to underline, to point out
338	cantare	to sing
339	ordinare	to order
340	conseguire	to achieve, to attain, to get, to gain
341	scaricare	to unload, discharge, empty, unburden
342	assegnare	to assign, allocate or allot
343	battere	to beat, to strike, to hit
344	rompere	to break	Non la smetteva di rompere.He did not stop being a pain in the ass.
345	iscrivere	to register, enter, record
346	correggere	to correct
347	riservare	to reserve, keep, set aside
348	installare	to install, to place
349	piangere	to weep, cry
350	attivare	to activate
351	accedere	to approach
352	concentrare	to gather, assemble, bring together, merge
353	recare	to carry
354	firmare	to sign
355	spedire	to send, dispatch, post, mail, forward, ship
356	analizzare	to analyse/analyze, to test, to examine
357	acquisire	to acquire
358	negare	to deny
359	nominare	to name, call, dub
360	sorridere	to smile, to grin
361	smettere	to stop or cease
362	temere	to fear or or
363	rilevare	to point out, emphasize
364	dannare	to damn
365	impiegare	to use, employ
366	provvedere	to provide, to supply, to furnish
367	precisare	to state, fix, tell exactly, state exactly, specify
368	sfruttare	to exploit
369	bloccare	to block, block up, block off
370	attraversare	to cross, to go through, to span
371	stringere	to clasp, to grasp, to grab tightly, to hold tightly
372	prestare	to lend
373	giudicare	to judge
374	spendere	to spend
375	percepire	to sense, perceive, to notice, to understand
376	autorizzare	to give permission, to warrant or authorize
377	promettere	to promise
378	segnare	to mark, mark out, or tick	quell'incidente ha segnato la fine della sua carrierathat incident marked the end of his career
379	gettare	to throw, to fling, to toss	Non gettare le batterie nel fuoco, in quanto potrebbero esplodere.Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as they may explode.
380	interpretare	to interpret
381	opporre	to put forward, raise
382	guadagnare	to earn
383	subire	to undergo, stand, go through
384	tagliare	to cut, to slash
385	camminare	to walk, to tread, to travel, to wander, to stroll, to saunter
386	riempire	to fill, to fill up
387	separare	to separate, divide, split
388	pregare	to pray
389	rilasciare	to issue
390	elaborare	to work out, to elaborate	lo stomaco elabora il cibothe stomach digests food
391	cancellare	to delete, to rub out
392	ospitare	to put up or accommodate someone	il liceo ospita tante opere d'artethe high school houses many artworks
393	terminare	to end, to finish, to terminate, kill
394	giustificare	to justify
395	importare	to be important, to matter
396	meritare	to deserve, merit
397	associare	to take into partnership, to make a member, to bring or
398	sollevare	to raise, lift, put up, rear, stir up, bring up, stand up
399	abitare	to reside ,
400	allontanare	to move away, pull away, push away
401	misurare	to measure, to measure out, to measure off, to gauge, to survey	Il metodo per misurare il successo delle politiche sulla droga è sbagliato.The method for measuring success of drug policy is flawed.
402	collocare	to place, sit, put, position, lay, arrange, seat
403	comparire	to appear, to seem to be
404	sposare	to cause to get married, to give a spouse to, to marry
405	saltare	to jump, to leap, to spring
406	durare	to last
407	divertire	to turn away, to divert	non veggendo altro modo a salvarla, diliberarono di divertire quella guerraNot seeing other way to save it, they decided to divert that war
408	accendere	to light, set alight, ignite, kindle
409	confrontare	to compare
410	scusare	to excuse, forgive, pardon
411	riunire	to reunite, put together, gather together
412	frequentare	to frequent, to go regularly to, to patronize
413	completare	to finish, complete, conclude
414	ricorrere	to apply, to turn, to have recourse, to resort
415	rivedere	to see again, meet again
416	aggiornare	to update
417	consegnare	to give, hand, hand over, hand out
418	avvertire	to inform, tell, notify
419	buttare	to throw, to toss, to fling, to chuck, to sling	Là giù ’l buttò, e per lo scoglio duro ¶ si volse; e mai non fu mastino sciolto ¶ con tanta fretta a seguitar lo furo.He hurled him down, and over the hard crag turned round, and never was a mastiff loosened in so much hurry to pursue a thief.
420	obbligare	to oblige, to obligate
421	apprezzare	to appreciate, to esteem, to value
422	riassumere	to reemploy
423	diminuire	to diminish, to decrease, to make less
424	circondare	to surround, encircle, enclose
425	percorrere	to cover
426	gridare	to shout or cry
427	attuare	to implement, to carry out
428	convenire	to gather, to come together
429	indurre	to induce or persuade
430	progettare	to plan, make plans for
431	richiamare	to call again, call back, recall
432	appoggiare	to support, to second, to back, to endorse
433	collaborare	to collaborate, cooperate, contribute
434	eleggere	to elect, nominate, appoint
435	inventare	to invent
436	illustrare	to illustrate
437	condannare	to convict, sentence, condemn
438	contattare	to contact, to get in touch with, to reach
439	approfondire	to deepen
440	accusare	to accuse
441	chiarire	to clarify or explain
442	selezionare	to select, choose, screen, sort
443	viaggiare	to travel, to journey
444	ritirare	to retract, draw back, pull back, take back, withdraw, take in, pull out, collect
445	sperimentare	to test out, to verify, to submit to an experiment
446	scappare	to run away, flee, escape, scarper or skedaddle
447	scomparire	to disappear, vanish
448	interrompere	to break off, cut off, break up, interrupt, stop, break
449	orientare	to position
450	provenire	to come
451	sognare	to dream
452	rafforzare	to reinforce, to strengthen
453	vestire	to dress
454	risalire	to climb again, to ascend again	la polizia è risalita al colpevolethe police figured out the culprit
455	ignorare	not to know, to ignore, to be unaware of
456	adattare	to adapt
457	governare	to govern, to rule, to control, to manage
458	pretendere	to claim on the basis of a right, to feel entitled , to expect, to demand	pretendo di essere risarcitoI demand being compensated
459	apprendere	to learn
460	allegare	to enclose, to attach, to unite
461	scattare	to be released suddenly, to spring back or click open or shut	Olio prodotto in Bulgaria con etichetta italiana, scatta il sequestroOil produced in Bulgaria with Italian brand sparks seizure
462	commettere	to commit, to perpetrate
463	disegnare	to draw, outline, trace
464	praticare	to put into practise/practice, to implement
465	svegliare	to wake up, to awaken
466	concepire	to conceive
467	scambiare	to exchange, swap, switch, bandy
468	dominare	to dominate, to rule, to control, to contain
469	istituire	to institute, to found
470	rimettere	to remit, hand, deliver, submit, refer, entrust
471	consultare	to consult, see, advise with
472	confondere	to mix up
473	cedere	to withdraw, to surrender, to give up
474	allargare	to widen, to expand
475	abituare	to accustom
476	adeguare	to equalize
477	calcolare	to calculate, work out
478	concernere	to concern, to regard
479	rinnovare	to renew, renovate, restore, update	Stasera rinnoviamo il nuovo materasso.Tonight we will use the new mattress for the first time.
480	sistemare	to arrange, lay out, put, place, fit, set, tidy up
481	indirizzare	to direct
482	fuggire	to escape, run away, scurry away
483	donare	to give as a gift
484	mirare	to aim, to take aim, to sight, to point
485	implicare	to imply, entail
486	volare	to fly
487	finanziare	to finance, fund, back, sponsor
488	sparare	to shoot, to fire
489	precedere	to precede, to go before
490	costare	to cost
491	perseguire	to pursue
492	versare	to pour, to decant	versare i grani dai sacchito pour the grain from the sacks
493	sfuggire	to evade, to dodge
494	resistere	to resist
495	regalare	to give something as a gift
496	restituire	to return, give back, hand back, send back, refund, repay
497	conquistare	to conquer, capture
498	spegnere	to turn off	Spegni la luce!Turn off the light!
499	volgere	to turn, to direct
500	ispirare	to inspire
501	abbassare	to lower
502	influenzare	to influence, have an influence on
503	sottoscrivere	to write down, to set down
504	arrestare	to halt, to stop, to check, to staunch
505	premere	to press
506	suscitare	to provoke
507	incidere	to carve, engrave, incise, monogram or cut
508	visualizzare	to display
509	trattenere	to hold , to restrain, to harness, especially to stop from running away	mi hanno trattenuto al lavorothey kept me at work
510	raccomandare	to recommend, advise, exhort, warn
511	riprodurre	to reproduce
512	stimolare	to stimulate	Questi sciaurati, che mai non fur vivi ¶ erano ignudi e stimolati molto ¶ da mosconi e da vespe ch'eran ivi.These wretches, who never had been alive were naked and bitten a great deal by mosquitoes and by wasps which were in that place.
513	trascinare	to drag, pull, trail, tug
514	intraprendere	to undertake, to set about, to embark upon	intraprendere un grande sforzo economicoto undertake a great economic effort
515	scorrere	to run, to flow, to stream, to glide, to slide
516	configurare	to prefigure, to foresee, to lead to the development of
517	supportare	to support
518	correlare	to correlate
519	indossare	to put on, to don, to wear
520	ribadire	to reaffirm or or
521	emettere	to emit, to give out, to give off
522	peccare	to sin
523	finalizzare	to finalize
524	aderire	to adhere, to stick
525	supporre	to suppose
526	sorprendere	to surprise, to catch unaware	così va dintorno con molte parole per sorprendere l'animo dell'uditore sì che sia benevolo o docile o intentothis way he goes around with many words to leave an impression on the spirit of the listener as to make it benevolent, docile or attentive
527	lamentare	to lament
528	sospendere	to hang
529	dipingere	to paint, to colour/color
530	sopravvivere	to survive
531	accennare	to do something slightly
532	sopportare	to bear, sustain, carry, take, withstand
533	stupire	to surprise, to amaze, to astonish, to marvel, to flabbergast, to wow	Agata, guarda, stupisci, com'è ridotto quest'uomo per te.Agatha, look, be amazed, the state of this man because of you.
534	accertare	to ensure, to make sure of
535	risparmiare	to save, save up, put by, economize, scrimp
536	coordinare	to coordinate
537	urlare	to scream, to yell
538	reggere	to bear, to hold up, to support, to carry, to hold
539	impostare	to lay the foundation of
540	vietare	to forbid, to prohibit, to ban, to stop, to prevent
541	levare	to take, to take away, to take off, to move away, to remove
542	predisporre	to prepare, get ready
543	bruciare	to burn
544	colorare	to colour/color, to dye
545	fingere	to pretend, to feign, to dissemble
546	trascorrere	to spend, to pass
547	copiare	to copy, to duplicate, to make a copy of
548	minacciare	to threaten, to menace
549	stampare	to print, to run off
550	situare	to situate, to place, to put, to locate, to set
551	dispiacere	to upset, displease
552	conferire	to grant, to confer, to bestow, to award
553	procurare	to get, obtain, procure, provide, earn
554	tracciare	to leave , to trace	l'aratro ha tracciato il solco sul terrenothe plough left a furrow on the terrain
555	compilare	to fill in, to fill out, to complete
556	stimare	to estimate, to value, to assess, to calculate
557	facilitare	to facilitate
558	trasportare	to transport, carry, convey, take
559	sciogliere	to melt, to liquify, to dissolve, to thaw
560	odiare	to hate, to detest, to loathe
561	ricercare	to seek
562	voltare	to turn	voltare la chiave nella toppato turn the key in the lock
563	montare	to mount	il suo successo l'ha montatohis success gave him a big head
564	insistere	to insist on something, to harp on
565	formulare	to formulate, to phrase
566	variare	to change, to vary, to diversify
567	rimuovere	to move again
568	sparire	to disappear
569	ripartire	to leave again
570	augurare	to practice as an augur
571	rifare	to redo, to do again	con questi nuovi soldi, possiamo rifare la tavolawith this new money, we can buy another table
572	respingere	to reject, to repel
573	concordare	to cause to agree
574	denunciare	to declare
575	specificare	to specify, be specific
576	sottrarre	to subtract
577	reagire	to react
578	scoppiare	to explode, to burst	Portalo in fondo ad un cielo blu / Le sue paure di quel momento / Le fai scoppiare soltanto tu / Scoppia, scoppia mi scoppia il cuorTake him deep into a blue sky / The fears he feels in that moment / Are caused only by you / It explodes, it explodes, it explo… It explodes, it explodes, my heart explodes
579	rubare	to steal
580	abbracciare	to embrace, to hug
581	spettare	to be up to	"Spetta al Congresso decidere la data per le elezioni della Casa Bianca", ha ricordato la speaker democratica della Camera Nancy Pelosi, in risposta al tweet del presidente."It is up to Congress to decide the date for the White House elections", reminded the Democratic speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, in response to the President's tweet.
582	testimoniare	to testify
583	consumare	to consume, use, use up, wear out, burn
584	celebrare	to celebrate, observe, perform, commemorate
585	vistare	to visa
586	nutrire	to nourish
587	armare	to arm
588	intitolare	to entitle, title, head, call, dub
589	ancorare	to anchor
590	fondere	to fuse, smelt
591	respirare	to breathe
592	caricare	to load, to stow
593	rimandare	to put off, postpone, delay
594	giurare	to swear, vow	Nessuno, ti giuro, nessuno / Nemmeno il destino / Ci può separareNo one, I swear to you, no one—not even destiny—can separate us
595	cessare	to stop, to finish, to cease
596	programmare	to program, plan, schedule, set, slate
597	valorizzare	to enhance, show off
598	staccare	to detach, to remove, to separate, to take or take down
599	incominciare	to begin, start, commence
600	mutare	to change, to make different
601	prescrivere	to prescribe
602	combinare	to combine
603	accrescere	to increase
604	interrogare	to test
605	maturare	to mature
606	lavare	to wash
607	avvolgere	to wind
608	illuminare	to light
609	pulire	to clean
610	udire	to hear
611	ricostruire	to rebuild, to reconstruct
612	calare	to lower
613	appassionare	to grip, move or fascinate
614	affiancare	to put beside, to put alongside
615	trascurare	to neglect, to disregard
616	incoraggiare	to encourage
617	indagare	to investigate, scrutinize something
618	ballare	to dance
619	prescindere	to leave aside
620	arricchire	to enrich
621	pervenire	to arrive, to reach
622	approfittare	to make use, to take advantage	devo approfittare del silenzio per leggere un libroI should take advantage of the silence to read a book
623	scadere	to decline, go down
624	anticipare	to arrive early
625	ricoprire	to cover, re-cover
626	narrare	to tell or narrate
627	marcare	to mark
628	piovere	to rain	piovono le gocce via via più grandibigger and bigger drops are falling
629	denominare	to name, nominate or dub
630	perdonare	to forgive, pardon, excuse
631	annullare	to annul, to cancel
632	assorbire	to absorb, soak up
633	avvalersi	to avail oneself
634	tacere	to be silent, to keep quiet
635	prevalere	to prevail
636	lottare	to fight
637	rilassare	to relax
638	delegare	to delegate
639	documentare	to document
640	condizionare	to package, wrap up, etc. for shipment	Ha condizionato il propio assenso a certe promesse.He conditioned his agreement on certain promises.
641	isolare	to isolate, cut off, confine
642	catturare	to capture, to catch
643	elencare	to list
644	constatare	to certify, ascertain
645	spaventare	to frighten, scare, spook
646	scatenare	to unchain, to unshackle
647	recitare	to act
648	redigere	to write , to draw up
649	danneggiare	to damage, to harm	l'eccessiva pressione sonora in cuffia può danneggiare l'uditoexcessive sound pressure from headphones can damage your hearing
650	ammontare	to amass
651	accumulare	to accumulate
652	detenere	to hold
653	ragionare	to reason
654	ricavare	to extract, to recover
655	relazionare	to relate	ho iniziato di relazionare con la ragazza da capelli neriI began to interface with the black-haired girl
656	telefonare	to telephone, to call, to make a phone call
657	riscontrare	to compare
658	benedire	to bless
659	piegare	to fold
660	necessitare	to be necessary, to be needed, to be required
661	violare	to break, violate, infringe, profane, run afoul of
662	fumare	to smoke
663	scontare	to deduct or discount
664	attirare	to attract, hook
665	delineare	to outline, to delineate
666	offendere	to offend
667	animare	to animate
668	complicare	to complicate
669	prevenire	to precede
670	estrarre	to extract
671	ampliare	to enlarge
672	consolidare	to consolidate
673	accelerare	to accelerate, to go faster, to speed up
674	contrastare	to oppose, to impede, to hinder
675	infilare	to insert, to tuck in	infilare le chiavi nella toppato open the lock with the keys
676	rovinare	to ruin, to wreck, to spoil, to botch	Mentre ch’i’ rovinava in basso loco, ¶ dinanzi a li occhi mi si fu offerto ¶ chi per lungo silenzio parea fioco.While I was rushing downward to the lowland, before my eyes presented himself he who looked dim due to long-continued silence.
677	ipotizzare	to hypothesize
678	presupporre	to assume, suppose	presuppongo che non ne fosse informatoI assume he wasn't informed
679	fregare	to rub
680	comandare	to rule
681	abbattere	to throw down, to knock down, to bring down, to fell	abbattere lo spiritoto bring down one's spirits
682	incaricare	to charge, to entrust, to ask, to give the task of
683	interagire	to interact
684	appropriare	to adapt or fit
685	coincidere	to coincide
686	convertire	to convert
687	elevare	to put up
688	emanare	to emanate, to radiate
689	punire	to punish
690	innamorare	to make somebody fall in love, make somebody love
691	esplodere	to fire
692	strappare	to remove violently, to snatch	il ladro le ha strappato il telefonino di manothe thief took her cell phone from her hands
693	sollecitare	to speed up
694	migrare	to migrate
695	stipulare	to draw up or finalize
696	convocare	to convene
697	presumere	to guess, to presume, to suppose
698	gradire	to accept with pleasure, to welcome, to appreciate	Gradisci un bicchiere d'acqua?Would you like a glass of water?
699	stendere	to stretch out
700	afferrare	to grab, to grasp	hai afferrato che te ne devi andare?did you understand that you need to go away?
701	accontentare	to satisfy
702	guarire	to recover, to get well, to get over
703	incrociare	to cross
704	criticare	to criticize
705	apportare	to transfer
706	allungare	to lengthen
707	penetrare	to penetrate, pound
708	incrementare	to increase in size, power, or potential	si tratta di una stretta che incrementerà ancora di più le tensioniit's about a tightening that will increase tensions even more
709	figurare	to appear or figure
710	sbattere	to beat	ha sbattuto i vecchi vestiti in soffittahe stored the old clothes in the attic
711	fidare	to entrust , see affidare
712	esigere	to demand, require, call for
713	cacciare	to hunt, to prey on
714	beare	to make someone happy
715	designare	to designate or appoint
716	suddividere	to subdivide
717	rivestire	to dress again
718	qualificare	to judge
719	replicare	to reply, answer
720	incollare	to stick, glue
721	immergere	to immerse, dip, plunge
722	attrarre	to attract
723	ricominciare	to begin again, start again, recommence, resume
724	esaurire	to exhaust
725	sussistere	to exist
726	proiettare	to project
727	ferire	to wound, to injure, to hurt
728	sommare	to add, to add up, to sum up, to take into account
729	riproporre	to repropose, to suggest again, to put forth again
730	contestare	to contest, challenge, oppose, protest against
731	proibire	to forbid, to prohibit, to interdict, to ban, to prevent
732	semplificare	to simplify
733	moltiplicare	to multiply
734	scivolare	to glide, to slide
735	coltivare	to cultivate or grow
736	invocare	to invoke
737	sconfiggere	to overcome, to defeat
738	attenere	to concern, to pertain
739	esplorare	to explore
740	navigare	to sail, to go to sea
741	archiviare	to file
742	competere	to compete, vie, rival
743	ammirare	to admire, to appreciate
744	adorare	to love with one's entire heart and soul, regard with deep respect and affection
745	ripensare	to think again, to rethink, to reconsider
746	avea	Alternative form of aveva
747	menzionare	to mention
748	festeggiare	to celebrate
749	rilanciare	to throw again
750	disturbare	to disturb, bother, trouble, inconvenience

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