550+ Most Common Italian Verbs Flashcards
accogliere
to welcome
affrettarsi
to hurry / to rush
ammettere
to admit
apparecchiare
to set / to lay / to prepare ; (the table)
colpire
to hit / to strike
commuovere
to affect / to move ; (emotionally)
digerire
to digest
dirigere
to direct
implicare
to implicate
invadere
to invade
prevalere
to prevail
rivolgersi
to turn around ; (self)
svenire
to faint / to swoon
toccare
to touch
tradurre
to translate
calmarsi
to calm oneself down
compiacere
to satisfy
gridare
to shout / to scream
impiegare
to employ ; (to hire / to take on) / to use
istruire
to instruct
meritare
to deserve / to merit
misurare
to measure
muovere
to move / to stir
raggiungere
to reach
rimproverare
to scold, tell off/ to blame, criticise
ripetere
to repeat
riuscire
to succeed / be able to
sospendere
to suspend
spedire
to send / to ship
tentare
to attempt / to try / to tempt
avvolgere
to wrap up / to envelop / roll up (gift,tape)
concedere
to grant, allow, give
fingere
to fake / to feign / to pretend
infliggere
to inflict
lamentarsi
to complain
mantenere
to maintain
medicare
to medicate
nutrire
to feed /to nurture- To nourish
ottenere
to obtain
persuadere
to persuade
promettere
to promise
reggere
to support, to bear, to withstand (weight) / to manage, to handle
reggere un bimbo che muove i primi passi- to hold up a child taking his first steps
Reggi un momento la borsetta.
Hold my purse for a moment.
reggere il volante- to take the wheel
reggere un’azienda- to run a company
reggere il peso- to bear the weight
reggere la fatica- to stand the strain
reggere qlcu- to support sb
restituire
to restore / to return / to give back
rincrescere
to regret
sposare
to marry
abbandonare
to abandon
abbronzare
to tan
abituarsi
to get used to
afferrare
to seize / to grasp / to grab
assumere
to assume
comprare
to buy
friggere
to fry
gestire
to manage / to run / to organise / to organize ; (eg. a business / event)
guadagnare
to earn
piovere
to rain
ridurre
to reduce
ritenere
to retain
salvare
to save / to rescue
urlare
to shout
aggiungere
to add
alludere
to allude
ballare
to dance
comportarsi
to behave oneself / to behave
coprire
to cover
descrivere
to describe
dipendere
to depend
garantire
to guarantee
illudere
to deceive
intendere
to intend / to mean
liquidare
to liquidate / to settle
pretendere
to demand
salutare
to greet
sottrarre
to subtract
variare
to vary
annoiare
to annoy / to bore
correggere
to correct
eleggere
to elect
fallire
to fail
fermarsi
to stop oneself / to stop
firmare
to sign
includere
to include
obbligare
to obligate
omettere
to omit
pesare
to weigh
produrre
to produce
rassegnarsi
to resign oneself
scrivere
to write
spargere
to spread / to scatter / (usually solids) /to disseminate / to diffuse
votare
to vote
accendere
to light / to turn on / to switch on
assistere
to assist / to attend / to be present at / to aid
causare
to cause
celebrare
to celebrate
comporre
to compose
contenere
to contain
divertirsi
to enjoy oneself
esprimere
to express
inquinare
to pollute
lottare
to struggle / to fight / to wrestle
negoziare
to negotiate
spendere
to spend ; (money) / to spend ; (time)
suonare
to play ; (instrument) / to sound
temere
to fear / to dread
udire
to hear
alzare
to raise / to lift up
chiedere
to ask
depositare
to deposit / to leave
difendere
to defend
impersonare
to impersonate
incontrare
to meet
interrompere
to interrupt
legare
to tie up
limitare
to limit
nuotare
to swim
occupare
to occupy
rispettare
to respect
tornare
to come back / to return / to go back
turbare
to upset
valere
to be worth
ardere
to burn / (to be on fire)
bloccare
to block
camminare
to walk
condurre
to lead
distrarre
to distract
scomodare
to bother / inconvenience / disturb
lanciare
to fling
mostrare
to show
navigare
to navigate
negare
to deny
operare
to operate
predire
to predict
annegare
to drown
stendere
to spread out / to lay out / to stretch out / to extend
suggerire
to suggest
dettare
to dictate
funzionare
to function
girare
to turn / to rotate / to travel through
giurare
to swear ; (ie to take an oath)
gustare
to taste / to savour
lodare
to praise
mangiare
to eat
modificare
to modify
parlare
to talk / to speak
piangere
to cry
rendere
to render
resistere
to resist
stringere
to tighten
togliere
to take away / to remove / to take off
trasferire
to transfer
attribuire
to attribute
buttarsi
to throw oneself into
chiamare
to call / to call out / to summon / to phone
convincere
to convince
cuocere
to cook ; (to heat up)
distruggere
to destroy
festeggiare
to party / to celebrate
indicare
to indicate
organizzare
to organise / to organize
parere
to seem / to appear
penetrare
to penetrate
promuovere
to promote
ridire
to resay / to say again / to repeat / to find fault with / to criticise / to criticize
supporre
to suppose
uscire
to go out
abbassare
to lower / to pull down / to wind down
corrispondere
to correspond
fidarsi
to trust
fuggire
to escape
imprimere
to impress / to stamp / to imprint
informare
to inform
insistere
to insist
intervenire
to intervene
notificare
to notify
odiare
to hate
partecipare
to participate
permettere
to permit
stabilire
to establish / to stabilize / to stabilise
zittire
to shut someone up / to shut up / to hush
accadere
to happen / to occur
cedere
to cede / to give in
costruire
to build
esaminare
to examine
mandare
to send
nuocere
to harm
preferire
to prefer
recitare
to recite
scoprire
to discover / to uncover
seguire
to follow
singhiozzare
to sob / to hiccup
sorridere
to smile
spiegare
to explain
spingere
to push
torcere
to twist
angolare
to slant / to angle
consumare
to consume
contraddire
to contradict
definire
to define
elevare
to elevate
generare
to generate
lusingare
to flatter
