Ways of moving

Question 1

to hike

Answer 1

to walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

Question 2

to limp

Answer 2

zoppiccare

Question 3

to scramble

Answer 3

to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you

Question 4

to stagger

Answer 4

barcollare

Question 5

to wade

Answer 5

guadare

Question 6

to pad

Answer 6

camminare con passo felpato (gatto)

Question 7

to prowl

Answer 7

aggirarsi furtivamente (come un leone)

Question 8

to scamper

Answer 8

to run with small, quick steps (topo)

Question 9

to trot

Answer 9

trottare

Question 10

to waddle

Answer 10

(usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other (pinguino)

Question 11

to creep

Answer 11

to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed (sgattaiolare o insinuarsi)

Question 12

to skulk

Answer 12

to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions (appostarsi)

Question 13

to slip

Answer 13

to go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed (sgattaiolare via)

Question 14

to sneak

Answer 14

to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly = negative connotation

Question 15

to tiptoe

Answer 15

camminare in punta di piedi

Question 16

to swagger

Answer 16

to behave with an air of superiority, in a blustering, insolent, or defiant manner; now esp. to walk or carry oneself as if among inferiors, with an obtrusively superior or insolent air. (= camminare dandosi delle arie)

Question 17

to strut

Answer 17

to walk with an affected air of dignity or importance, stepping stiffly with head erect

Question 18

to stride

Answer 18

to walk somewhere quickly with long steps (= camminare a grandi passi)→

Question 19

to march

Answer 19

marciare

Question 20

to storm

Answer 20

to enter or leave a place in a way that shows that you are angry

Question 21

to amble

Answer 21

passeggiare lentamente

Question 22

to trudge

Answer 22

to walk slowly with a lot of effort , especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy (= arrancare, camminare faticosamente). In maniera stanca, annoiata

Question 23

to mooch

Answer 23

ciondolare, bighellonare

Question 24

to wander

Answer 24

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction (= passeggiare, vagare); without a destination

Question 25

to stroll

Answer 25

camminare con piacere

Question 26

to dash

Answer 26

to go somewhere very quickly (= correre)

Question 27

to rush

Answer 27

to (cause to) go or do something very quickly (= sfrecciare/precipitarsi)

Question 28

to speed

Answer 28

to move, go or happen fast (= andare di corsa)

Question 29

to sprint

Answer 29

to run as fast as you can over a short distance, either in a race or because you are in a great hurry to get somewhere (= fare uno sprint)

Question 30

to tear

Answer 30

to move very quickly (= affrettarsi)