Italian verbs of movement and action
– Essential Words for Beginners –
Want to learn the Italian language?ย Hereโs a complete list of the most common and useful verbs of movement and action in Italian with their translation in English. Ideal to help you boost your Italian vocabulary!
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
| to accompany | accompagnare |
| to accelerate | accelerare |
| to advance | per avanzare |
| to applaud | applaudire |
| to approach | approcciare |
| to arrive | arrivare |
| to back off | arretrare |
| to bend | piegare |
| to bite | mordere |
| to blink | battere le palpebre |
| to blow | soffiare |
| to break | rompere |
| to breathe | respirare |
| to bring | portare |
| to bring back | portare indietro |
| to build | costruire |
| to carry | portare |
| to catch | catturare |
| to chew | masticare |
| to choose | scegliere |
| to climb | scalare |
| to close | chiudere |
| to come | venire |
| to cook | cucinare |
| to count | contare |
| to crawl | gattonare |
| to crouch, to squat | accovacciarsi, accovacciarsi |
| to cry | piangere |
| to dance | ballare |
| to dive | immergersi |
| to dodge | schivare |
| to drag | trascinare |
| to dream | sognare |
| to drink | bere |
| to drive | guidare |
| to eat | mangiare |
| to enter | per entrare |
| to escape | scappare |
| to evade | evadere |
| to fall | cadere |
| to fix (something) | riparare (qualcosa) |
| to float | galleggiare |
| to fly | volare |
| to follow (someone) | da seguire (qualcuno) |
| to get fat | ingrassare |
| to get over something | per superare qualcosa |
| to give | dare |
| to go | andare |
| to go down | andare giรน |
| to go out, to exit | uscire, uscire |
| to hit / to punch | colpire / pugni |
| to hug | abbracciare |
| to jump | saltare |
| to kick | calciare |
| to kiss | baciare |
| to kneel | inginocchiarsi |
| to laugh | ridere |
| to leap | saltare |
| to leave | lasciare |
| to lick | leccare |
| to lie down | stendersi |
| to lift up | sollevare |
| to listen | ascoltare |
| to look for | cercare |
| to lose weight | per perdere peso |
| to move | spostare |
| to move away | andare via |
| to move back | per tornare indietro |
| to move something | per spostare qualcosa |
| to open | aprire |
| to park | parcheggiare |
| to pass | passare |
| to pick up | raccogliere |
| to point | puntare |
| to pour | versare |
| to pull | tirare |
| to pursue | perseguire |
| to push | spingere |
| to raise | sollevare |
| to reach | raggiungere |
| to read | leggere |
| to repeat | ripetere |
| to return | ritornare |
| to roll | rotolare |
| to run | correre |
| to scream | urlare |
| to see | vedere |
| to separate | separare |
| to shake | a scuotere |
| to shower | fare la doccia |
| to shrug | scrollare le spalle |
| to sing | cantare |
| to sit down | sedersi |
| to sleep | dormire |
| to slide | scorrere |
| to smell | annusare |
| to sniff | ad annusare |
| to spread out | spargersi |
| to stand up | alzarsi |
| to steal | rubare |
| to stop | fermare |
| to swallow | ingoiare |
| to sweat | sudare |
| to swim | nuotare |
| to take | prendere |
| to talk | parlare |
| to teach | insegnare |
| to think | pensare |
| to throw | gettare |
| to touch | toccare |
| to turn | girare |
| to turn around | girare intorno |
| to visit | visitare |
| to walk | camminare |
| to watch | guardare |
| to whisper | sussurrare |
| to whistle | fischiare |
| to wink | ammiccare |
| to work | lavorare |
| to write | scrivere |
| to yawn | sbadigliare |
| to yell | urlare |
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