Italian verbs of movement and action

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Want to learn the Italian language? Here’s 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 giù
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