VERB LIST

Level A1

approx 110 verbs

to answer	rispondere
to arrive	arrivare
to ask for (request something)	chiedere
to ask sb sth, enquire	domandare qc a qn
to ask a question	fare una domanda
to be	essere
to begin	cominciare, iniziare
to buy	comprare
to carry, wear, bring, take	portare, avere con sé
to catch	cambiare
to change	cambiare
to choose, to pick	scegliere
to clean	pulire
to close	chiudere
to come	venire
to cook (prepare a meal)	cucinare
to cook (boil, roast, fry)	cuocere
to dance	ballare
to die	morire
to do	fare
to draw	disegnare
to drink	bere
to drive, to guide	guidare
to eat	mangiare
to enjoy	divertirsi
to feel	sentirsi
to find sth, find out, locate	trovare
to finish	finire (di)
to fly	volare
to get (obtain)	ottenere
to get (receive)	ricevere
to give	dare
to go	andare
to go out, to exit	uscire
to have	avere
to have to, to must	dovere
to have breakfast	fare colazione
to have lunch	pranzare
to have dinner	cenare
to hear, taste, smell	sentire
to help	aiutare
to hold	tenere
to invite (so to do sth)	invitare (qn a fare qc)
to kick	dare un calcio a
to know (a fact)	sapere
to know (be acquainted with)	conoscere
to learn	imparare a, apprendere
to learn of, come to know	venire a sapere
to leave (a place)	lasciare, partire, andare via
to like	piacere
to listen	ascoltare
to look	guardare
to look for	cercare
to love	amare
to make	fare
to meet (introduction)	conoscere
to meet (by arrangement)	incontrare
to need	avere bisogno di
to open	aprire
to paint (picture)	dipingere
to paint (wall)	pitturare, verniciare
to pay	pagare
to phone, to ring	chiamare, telefonare a
to play (with a toy)	giocare
to play (a sport)	giocare a/contro
to play (a role)	recitare (la parte di)
to practise	esercitarsi a fare qc
to put	mettere
to read	leggere
to remember, recall	ricordare
to ride	andare a/in
to run	correre
to say	dire
to see	vedere
to send	mandare, inviare
to show	mostrare, far vedere
to sing	cantare
to sit (be sitting)	sedere
to sleep	dormire
to smoke	fumare
to speak	parlare
to start	cominciare a, iniziare a
to stay	stare
to stay (remain, not leave)	restare, rimanere
to stop doing sth	smettere di fare qc
to study	studiare
to swim	nuotare
to take (remove)	prendere
to take (bring, accompany)	portare
to talk	parlare
to teach	insegnare
to tell sb sth	dire qc a qn
to tell (a story)	raccontare
to think about sth	pensare a qc
to consider doing sth	pensare di fare qc
to think (have opinion)	pensare che, credere che
to travel	viaggiare
to understand	capire
to use	usare, utilizzare
to visit sb	andare a trovare qn
to visit a place	visitare
to wait (for sb/sth)	aspettare qn/qc
to walk	camminare
to go for a walk	passeggiare
to go on foot	andare a piedi
to want	volere, desiderare
to wash (sth)	lavare
to wash (oneself)	lavarsi
to watch	guardare
to wear	portare, indossare
to work	lavorare
to write	scrivere

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Level A2

approx 180 verbs

to add	aggiungere
to add (sum)	addizionare, sommare
to agree (about sth)	essere d'accordo (su qc)
to answer, reply	rispondere
to arrive	arrivare
to ask sb sth	domandare qc a qn
to ask sb for sth	chiedere qc a qn
to ask sb a question	fare una domanda a qn
to bake	cuocere (al forno)
to believe	credere
to boil	bollire
to book	prenotare
to borrow	prendere in prestito
to bother (annoy)	infastidire, seccare
to bother (interrupt)	disturbare
to bother (upset, annoy)	turbare
to bother (about)	preoccuparsi di
to bother (make effort)	darsi il disturbo, fare lo sforzo
to break	rompere
to take a break, to pause	fare una pausa
to bring	portare
to brush	spazzolare
to build, construct	costruire
to camp	campeggiare
to catch (an illness)	prendere
to change (clothes)	cambiarsi
to chat	chiacchierare
to chat (online)	chattare
to check	controllare, verificare
to click (on)	cliccare (su)
to climb	salire
to close	chiudere
to collect (to go to get)	andare a prendere
to collect (gather together)	raccogliere
to collect (hobby)	collezionare, raccogliere
to come (be available)	essere disponibile
to complete (a set)	completare
to complete (finish)	finire, completare
to complete (a form)	riempire
to contact	contattare
to copy (imitate)	imitare
to copy (duplicate, cheat)	copiare
to cost	costare
to cover (put over)	coprire
to cover (deal with topic)	trattare, includere
to cover (distance)	percorrere
to cross (road)	attraversare
to cry (tears)	piangere
to cry (shout)	gridare
to cut	tagliare
to decide	decidere
to delay (make late)	ritardare
to delay (postpone)	rimandare, rinviare
to describe	descrivere
to discuss	discutere
to download	scaricare
to dream (while asleep)	sognare
to dream (imagine)	sognarsi
to dress, get dressed	vestirsi
to dry	asciugare
to earn	guadagnare
to email	inviare/mandare un'e-mail a
to end	finire
to enter	entrare
to explain	spiegare
to fail (an exam)	bocciare
to fail (not succeed)	fallire
to fail (stop working)	guastarsi
to fall	cadere
to fill	riempire
to fill (take up space)	riempirsi
to fly (by plane)	andare in aereo
to follow sb, to happen after	seguire
to forget	dimenticare
to get (fetch, collect)	andare a prendere
to grow (cultivate)	coltivare, far crescere
to grow (increase, get bigger)	crescere
to grow (hair, nails)	allungarsi
to guess	indovinare
to happen	succedere
to hate	odiare
to help	aiutare
to hit	colpire
to hold	tenere
to hope	sperare
to hurry	affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
to be in a hurry	essere di fretta, avere fretta
to hurt (cause pain)	far male a, ferire
to hurt (be painful)	far male
to improve	migliorare
to include	includere, comprendere
to join, fasten things together	unire, congiungere
to join (other people)	unirsi a, congiungersi a
to join (become a member)	arruolarsi in
to jump	saltare
to keep	tenere
to kill	uccidere, ammazzare
to kiss	bacciare
to know how to do sth	saper fare qc
to laugh	ridere
to leave, depart a place	partire
to leave (a room)	lasciare, uscire da
to leave (sth behind)	lasciare, dimenticare
to leave (not use all)	lasciare
to lend	prestare, dare in prestito
to lie (flat body)	sdraiarsi, stendersi
to lose	perdere
to make a call	fare una telefonata
to make a mistake	fare un errore
to matter (be important)	importare, avere importanza
to mean (to signify)	significare, voler dire
to mean (to express, intend)	voler dire, intendere
to be meaning to do sth	aver in mente di fare qc
to mean to, to intend	avere intenzione di
to miss (be too late for or skip)	perdere
to miss (fail to hit or catch)	mancare
to miss (fail to hear, see)	sfuggire a qn
to miss (a person)	sentire la mancanza di
to mix, to stir	mescolare, impastare
to move sth	muovere, spostare
to move	muoversi, spostarsi
to offer (to)	offrire (di)
to open (sth)	aprire
to open	aprirsi
to order (e.g. food)	ordinare
to order sb to do sth	ordinare qn di fare qc
to pack	fare i bagagli, le valigia
to park	parcheggiare
to pass (e.g. exam)	passare
to pass, go past	passare davanti a
to play (instrument, radio)	suonare
to point	indicare
to post	impostare, imbucare, spedire
to pray	pregare
to prefer	preferire
to prepare	preparare
to print	stampare, pubblicare
to pull	tirare
to push	spingere
to record	registrare
to rent, to rent out	affittare
to repair, fix	riparare, aggiustare
to repeat	ripetere
to return (go back)	tornare, ritornare
to return (put back)	restituire, rispedire, ricollocare
to return (verdict)	emettere
to return (hit ball back)	ribattere
to roast	arrostire
to save up; to avoid waste	risparmiare
to save (for later)	mettere da parte
to save (files); to rescue	salvare
to see (a tv programme)	vedere
to sell	vendere
to serve (food)	servire
to share (divide)	dividere, spartire
to shout	gridare
to sit down	sedersi
to snow	nevicare
to spell	compitare
to be spelled	scriversi
to spend (money)	spendere
to spend (time)	passare tempo
to stand	stare in piedi
to stand up	alzarsi in piedi
to stay (hotel)	stare, alloggiare
to steal	rubare
to stop	fermarsi
to surf the Internet	ricercare su Internet
to go surfing	fare surf
to take (a bus, train)	prendere
to take an exam	dare un esame
to teach (explain how to)	insegnare a
to tell sb to do sth	dire a qn di fare qc
to text	mandare un messaggio/SMS
to thank	ringraziare
to throw	lanciare, tirare
to tidy	mettere in ordine, riordinare
to try/attempt to	provare a, cercare/ tentare di
to turn sth, take a turning	svoltare, girare
to understand	capire
to win (competition, election)	vincere
to work, to function	funzionare
to worry	preoccuparsi
to write to	scrivere a

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Level B1

approx 400 verbs

to accept	accettare
to accompany	accompagnare
to achieve	raggiungere, ottenere
to act (take action)	agire
to act (behave)	comportarsi
to act (perform)	recitare
to add (say more)	aggiungere
to admire	ammirare
to admit	ammettere
to advertise (market)	reclamizzare, pubblicizzare
to advertise (publicise)	fare pubblicità
to advertise (place an ad)	mettere un anuncio
to advise	consigliare
to agree (decide)	accordarsi, mettersi d’accordo
to allow	permettere
to announce	annunciare
to apologise	scusarsi
to appear (seem)	apparire, sembrare
to appear (be seen)	apparire
to appear (in a play)	comparire
to apply for	fare domanda per
to approach	avvicinarsi (a)
to approve (permit)	approvare
to approve of	essere a favore di
to argue	discutere, litigare
to argue that	sostenere che
to arrange (in order)	sistemare, disporre
to arrange, fix date, book	fissare
to arrange (plan)	programmare
to arrest	arrestare
to ask sb if (permission)	chiedere a qn se
to attach	attaccare, fissare
to attach (a file)	allegare
to attack	attaccare, aggredire
to attempt	tentare di
to attend, show up	assistere a, partecipare a
to attend, frequent	frequentare
to attract (interest)	attrarre (l'interesse)
to avoid	evitare
to babysit	badare a bambini
to barbecue	grigliare, fare alla braccia
to beat (defeat)	battere
to beat (hit repeatedly)	percuotere
to behave (well/badly)	comportarsi (bene/male)
to bite	mordere, morsicare
to blame	dare la colpa a qn, incolpare
to bleed	sanguinare
to blog	bloggare, scrivere un blog
to blow	soffiare
to board (transport)	imbarcare, salire a bordo di
to bomb	bombardare
to breathe	respirare
to burn (overcook)	bruciare
to get burned	bruciarsi
to burn (set alight)	incendiare
to burn (be on fire)	essere acceso
to bury (inter)	seppellire
to bury (hide)	sotterrare
to cancel	disdire, annullare, cancellare
to care (about sb)	voler bene, amare
to care (take interest in)	preoccuparsi, interessarsi
to catch (trap)	catturare
to celebrate	celebrare, festeggiare
to charge	far pagare, addebitare
to clap	applaudire, battere le mani
to clear (away)	togliere, sgombrare
to comb	pettinare
to communicate	comunicare
to compare	paragonare a, comparare
to compete	competere, gareggiare
to complain	lamentarsi, protestare
to concentrate	concentrarsi
to confirm	confermare
to connect, join	collegare
to consider	considerare
to contain	contenere
to continue (keep on)	continuare, proseguire
to continue (restart)	riprendere
to control	controllare
to convince	convincere
to cough	tossire
to count	contare
to cover (deal with topic)	trattare, includere
to crash	scontrarsi, fracassarsi
to create	creare
to cut (oneself by accident)	tagliarsi
to cycle	andare in bicicletta
to damage	danneggiare
to date (put date on)	datare
to declare	dichiarare
to decorate (paint etc.)	imbiancare, tappezzare
to decorate (adorn)	decorare, ornare
to decrease	diminuire
to defeat	sconfiggere
to defend	difendere
to delete	eliminare
to deliver	consegnare
to demand	esigere, pretendere
to deserve	meritare, meritarsi
to design (plan)	progettare
to destroy	distruggere
to develop sth/oneself	sviluppare qc, svilupparsi
to develop (problems, illness)	manifestare
to dial	comporre, far il numero
to dig	scavare, vangare
to direct (play, film)	dirigere
to give directions	dare indicazioni per
to disagree	non essere d'accordo
to disappear	scomparire, sparire
to disappoint	deludere
to discover	scoprire
to dislike	non gradire, trovare antipatico
to display	mettere in mostra, esporre
to dissent	dissentire
to dive (into)	tuffarsi
to go diving	fare subacquea
to divide	dividere, separare
to divide up to share	dividere, spartire
to drag	trascinare
to drag and drop	trascinare e rilasciare
to drop	far cadere
to employ (paid)	assumere, impiegare
to encourage (praise)	incoraggiare
to encourage (stimulate)	stimolare
to encourage (urge)	incitare
to enter (insert)	inserire
to enter (competition)	partecipare a, iscriversi a
to entertain (amuse)	divertire
to entertain (guest)	intrattenere
to escape	fuggire
to escape, avoid	sfuggire a, scampare a
to exchange	scambiare
to excuse, forgive	scusare
to exercise	fare del moto, allenarsi
to exist	esistere
to exit	uscire (da)
to expect, assume	aspettarsi
to expect sb	aspettare qn
to experience	sperimentare, provare
to explode	esplodere
to explore	esplorare
to face (direction)	essere/stare di fronte a
to face (have in store)	subire
to face (up to, deal with)	affrontare
to fall (decline)	calare, diminuire
to fancy sth	aver voglia di qc
to fancy sb	essere attratto da
to fasten, close	allacciare, abbottonare
to feed	nutrire, dar da mangiare a
to feel (hold a view)	ritenere (che), pensare
to fetch	andare a prendere/portare
to fight (use force)	lottare, combattere
to film	filmare
to finish (use up)	finire
to fish	pescare
to fit (right size)	stare
to fit (squeeze into)	entrare
to float (on surface)	galleggiare
to float (move in air)	fluttuare
to flood (be flooded)	allagare
to flood (arrive or fill)	inondare
to flow	scorrere
to forgive	perdonare
to form	formare, formarsi
to freeze (ice)	gelare, congelare
to freeze (food)	surgelare, congelare
to fry	friggere
to gain (sth good)	guadagnare
to gain (increase)	acquistare
to go with (match)	andare bene (con)
to go, become (bald, blind)	diventare
to grab	afferrare, arraffare
to greet	salutare
to grill	cuocere alla griglia, grigliare
to grill (interrogate)	torchiare
to hand, pass, give	passare, porgere
to handle, deal with	trattare, occuparsi di
to hang (coat, curtain)	appendere, essere appeso
to hide	nascondere, nascondersi
to hire	noleggiare
to hit	colpire
to hitchhike	fare l'autostop
to hold (an event)	organizzare, tenere
to hug	abbracciare
to hunt	cacciare, braccare
to imagine	immaginare
to increase, get bigger	aumentare
to inform	informare
to injure	ferire
to insist (on)	insistere (in)
to install	installare
to intend	intendere, aver intenzione di
to interest	interessare
to interrupt	interrompere
to interview (media)	intervistare
to interview sb (job)	sottoporre a colloquio
to introduce sb	presentare
to introduce (a plan)	introdurre
to invent	inventare
to involve, include sb	riguardare, coinvolgere
to involve, entail	implicare, comportare
to iron	stirare
to jog	fare footing, correre
to joke	scherzare
to judge	giudicare, ritenere
to keep sb, to delay sb	trattenere
to knit	lavorare/fare a maglia
to knock (on door)	bussare
to knock sb/sth (over)	urtare
to know (much about)	intendersi di
to land (arrive)	atterrare
to land (fall onto)	cadere su/giù/in
to last	durare
to lead	portare, condurre, guidare
to leave (relationship)	lasciare
to lie (be located)	stare, trovarsi, essere
to lie (tell lies)	mentire
to lift	sollevare
to light (set alight)	accendere
to light (make bright)	illuminare
to live (be alive)	vivere
to live (dwell)	abitare, vivere
to lock	chiudere a chiave
to make it in time	farcela in tempo
to manage (succeed)	riuscire a
to manage (control)	gestire, dirigere
to marry	sposare, sposarsi
to match (to pair)	abbinare
to mend	rammendare, riparare
to mention	accennare a, menzionare
to mind, be careful of	fare attenzione a
to mind, be bothered by	avere qc in contrario
to mix	mescalare
to murder	assassinare
to name, give a name	chiamare
to name, identify	dare il nome di
to note, notice	notare
to operate on sb	operare qn
to operate, function	funzionare
to organise, arrange	organizzare
to owe (to)	dovere (a)
to own	possedere
to pass, overtake	sorpassare
to pay (for work)	retribuire, pagare
to perform (entertain)	rappresentare, suonare, etc.
to perform (task)	eseguire
to perform well, succeed	aver un buon rendimento
to permit	permettere
to persuade	persuadere, convincere
to pick (flower, fruit)	cogliere
to pin (sth to sth)	appuntare
to plan	progettare, pianificare
to plant	piantare
to please	fare piacere a, accontentare
to point (aim)	puntare
to point (face)	puntare
to post (online)	postare
to pour	versare
to pour down (rain)	piovere a dirotto
to predict	prevedere
to press (button)	premere
to prevent	prevenire
to produce (make)	produrre
to produce (cause)	causare, provocare
to produce (film, theatre)	produrre, realizzare
to promise	promettere
to pronounce	pronunciare
to protect	proteggere
to prove	provare, dimostrare
to provide	fornire, provvedere
to publish	pubblicare
to punish	punire
to quit (work)	lasciare (il lavoro)
to stop, prevent	impedire
to race (compete)	gareggiare in corsa (con)
to raise (lift)	alzare, sollevare
to raise (lift)	alzare, sollevare
to raise (money)	raccogliere
to raise (child)	allevare
to reach (arrive at)	raggiungere
to reach (hand)	stendere/allungare la mano
to reach (decision)	giungere a una decisione
to realise (become aware)	accorgersi/rendersi conto di
to realise (achieve)	realizzare
to rebuild	ricostruire
to recognise	riconoscere
to recommend	raccomandare
to recover (health)	guarire, rimettersi, riprendersi
to recover (lost property)	ricuperare, riprendere
to recycle	riciclare
to reduce	ridurre, scontare
to refuse	rifiutare, rifiutarsi
to register	registrare, iscrivere
to regret	dispiacersi, pentirsi
to relax	rilassarsi
to remind	rammentare a, ricordare a
to remove	togliere, allontanare
to replace	sostituire
to report (news)	riportare, comunicare, riferire
to report (crime)	denunciare
to request	chiedere, richiedere
to require (need)	richiedere
to save (rescue)	salvare, soccorrere
to reserve (ticket)	prenotare
to reserve (save)	riservare
to respect	rispettare
to rest	riposarsi
to retire	andare in pensione
to revise (study)	ripassare
to revise (edit)	rivedere, revisionare
to ring (make sound)	suonare, squillare
to rise, move up	alzarsi, sollevarsi
to rise (increase)	aumentare, crescere
to rise (sun, moon)	sorgere
to rob	derubare, rapinare
to run (organise)	dirigere, gestire
to sail (control boat)	condurre, navigare, far vela
to sail (a ship sails)	veleggiare, navigare
to score	segnare
to scream	urlare, strillare
to search, to seek	cercare, ricercare
to see (understand)	vedere, capire
to select	selezionare, scegliere
to be set (film)	ambientare
to set (sun)	tramontare
to set, fix, arrange	fissare, stabilire
to sew	cucire
to shake, quiver	tremare
to shake sth	agitare, scuotere
to shake hands	stringere la mano
to shake one's head	scuotere il capo
to share	condividere
to shave	rasarsi
to shine	splendere, brillare
to shoot	sparare
to shoot, fire (sport)	tirare
to shop (for food)	fare la spesa
to go shopping	fare lo shopping
to sign (signature)	firmare
to sink	calare, scendere
to (cause to) sink	affondare
to skate	pattinare
to ski	sciare
to slide (by accident)	scivolare
to smell sth	sentire odore di qc
to smell (bad)	puzzare
to smell of	odorare di
to smile	sorridere
to solve	risolvere
to spill	versare, rovesciare
to spoil	rovinare, guastare, sciupare
to start (car), launch project	avviare, fondare
to stick (glue together)	incollare, appiccicare
to stop (cease to)	smettere
to stop (not move any more)	fermarsi
to stop (prevent from)	impedire
to strike, hit, bang	battere, colpire
to succeed	riuscire
to suggest (propose)	suggerire, proporre
to suggest (recommend)	suggrerire, consigliare
to sunbathe	prendere il sole
to support (help)	appoggiare, aiutare
to support (provide for)	mantenere
to support (team)	tifare per
to surprise	sorprendere
to surround	circondare
to take (clothing size)	portare
to take (train, bus)	prendere
to take (sugar, milk in coffee)	mettere
to take (time, effort)	volerci
to taste (test, try)	assaggiare
to taste of	avere un sapore/gusto di
to taste (recognise a flavour)	gustare, sentire
to tear	strappare, stracciare
to test	esaminare
to tick (clock)	ticchettare
to tick (as correct)	spuntare
to tie	legare
to touch	toccare
to tour	girare/viaggiare per, visitare
to train (practise)	allenarsi
to transfer	trasferire
to translate	tradurre
to trust	avere fiducia in, fidarsi di
to try, test	provare, assaggiare
to turn (rotate sth)	girare
to turn (page)	voltare
to turn (one's body)	voltarsi, girarsi
to type	dattilografare
to underline	sottolineare
to undress	spogliare, spogliarsi
to unpack (suitcase)	disfare
to unpack (package)	spacchettare
to update	aggiornare
to upload	caricare
to use (employ)	usare, utilizzare
to use (consume)	consumare
to vote	votare
to wake up	svegliarsi
to wake sb	svegliare
to warn	avvertire, avvisare
to waste	sprecare
to wave	salutare con la mano
to weigh	pesare
to welcome (say hello)	dare il benvenuto a
to welcome (receive)	accogliere
to welcome (be glad of sth)	gradire
to wonder	domandarsi
to wrap	incartare, involgere

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Level B2

approx 570 verbs

to abandon	abbandonare
to abolish	abolire
to absorb (liquid)	assorbire
to absorb (information)	assimilare
to access	accedere (a)
to accuse	accusare
to ache	dolere, far male
to acquire	acquisire, acquistare
to adapt	adattare, adattarsi
to adjust	regolare
to admire	ammirare
to adopt	adottare
to affect	incedere su, influenzare
to agree to, consent to	accettare qc, acconsentire a qc
to alter	modificare
to amuse	divertire
to analyse	analizzare
to appeal (be appealing)	attrarre, attirare
to appeal (request)	fare appello
to apply (be applicable)	essere valido, applicarsi
to appreciate	apprezzare
to approach (deal with)	affrontare
to assess	valutare
to assist	assistere, aiutare
to assume (suppose)	ritenere, presumere, supporre
to assume (control)	assumere
to assure	assicurare
to award	conferire, assegnare
to balance (not fall)	essere/tenersi in equilibrio
to balance (give equal weight)	bilanciare
to ban	vietare, bandire
to bark	abbaiare
to bear (accept, tolerate)	sopportare
to bear (support, hold up)	sostenere, reggere
to beg, implore	pregare, implorare, supplicare
to beg (on street)	mendicare
to belong to	appartenere a
to bend	piegare, piegarsi
to bend down, stoop	chinarsi
to bend, curve (road)	curvare
to benefit (derive benefit)	trarre profitto/vantaggio da
to benefit (confer benefit)	giovare a, favorire
to betray	tradire
to blink	battere le palpebre
to block	bloccare
to block sb's view	coprire la vista a qn
to blush	arrossire
to boast	vantarsi
to bookmark	aggiungere ai preferiti
to boost	aumentare, incrementare
to bounce	rimbalzare
to brake	frenare
to breed (animals)	allevare
to breed (reproduce)	riprodursi
to broadcast	trasmettere
to browse (shop)	guardare in giro per
to browse (book)	sfogliare
to browse (Internet)	navigare (su)
to brush, lightly touch	sfiorare
to burgle	scassinare, svaligiare
to burn, be on fire	essere acceso
to burst	esplodere, scoppiare
to calculate	calcolare
to capture, catch	catturare
to cause	causare, provocare
to cease	cessare, smettere
to challenge, to contest	contestare, mettere in dubbio
to challenge sb to compete	sfidare
to charge (battery)	caricare
to charge (attack)	attaccare
to chase	inseguire
to cheat (gain advantage)	ingannare, barare
to cheat (defraud)	truffare
to cheer	acclamare
to chew	masticare
to chop	tritare, tagliare
to claim (assert)	affermare, sostenere
to claim (lay claim to)	rivendicare, reclamare
to coach	allenare
to collapse	crollare
to combine	combinare, mescolare
to comment	commentare
to commit (a crime)	commettere, perpetrare
to commit to	impegnarsi
to compose	comporre
to be composed of	comporsi di, esser costituito da
to compromise	giungere a un compromesso
to concern (have to do with)	riguardare
to concern (worry)	preoccupare
to conduct (organise, lead)	condurre
to conduct (music)	dirigere
to confess	confessare
to confuse	confondere
to congratulate (on)	congratularsi (con)
to consume	consumare
to contribute	contribuire
to convert	convertire
to cool	fare raffreddare, raffreddarsi
to cooperate	cooperare
to cope	farcela, affrontare
to correct	correggere
to correspond	corrispondere
to cost, estimate cost of	preventivare
to crack	incrinare
to crack open (nut)	schiacciare
to crash (computer)	impiantarsi
to crawl (slowly along ground)	strisciare; trascinarsi
to crawl (baby)	andare caponi, andare gattoni
to criticise	criticare
to cruise (constant speed)	andare a velocità di crociera
to go on a cruise	fare una crociera
to cure	curare, guarire
to cut (edit down, reduce)	ridurre, tagliare
to dash (hurry)	precipitarsi
to debit	addebitare
to decay	decomporsi
to deceive, mislead	ingannare, illudere
to decline (become less)	declinare, diminuire
to decline (refuse)	declinare
to define	definire
to demolish	demolire
to demonstrate (show)	dimostrare
to demonstrate (protest)	manifestare pro/contro
to deny (declare untrue)	negare, smentire
to deny (refuse to grant)	rifuitare
to deprive of	privare di
to descend	discendere
to develop (problems, illness)	manifestare
to differ (be unalike)	differire
to differ (disagree)	discordare
to dip (into liquid)	intingere
to dip (lower)	abbassare
to dip (slope, go down)	scendere
to disapprove	disapprovare
to discourage	scoraggiare
to disguise	travestire
to display (on a screen)	visualizzare
to disrupt (interrupt)	disturbare, interrompere
to disrupt (break up)	disgregare
to distinguish	distinguere
to distract	distrarre
to distribute	distribuire
to divorce	divorziare
to dominate	dominare
to donate	donare
to double	raddoppiare, raddoppiarsi
to doubt	dubitare
to draw (attract)	attirare
to drop (lower)	abbassare
to drop (discontinue)	abbandonare
to drop (become less)	diminuire
to drop sb off at	lasciare qn a
to drown (die)	annegare
to drown sb	affogare
to edit	editare, revisionare, curare
to educate (inform)	educare
to educate (instruct, teach)	istruire
to elect	eleggere
to emerge	emergere
to emphasize	enfatizzare
to enable	permettere
to enclose (shut in)	circondare, recingere
to enclose (attach and send)	accludere, allegare
to encounter	incontrare, imbattersi in
to endure (tolerate)	sopportare
to endure (last)	resistere, durare
to enquire	domandare
to ensure	assicurare, garantire
to entitle	dare diritto a
to envy	invidiare
to equip	equipaggiare
to establish (set up)	fondare, istituire
to establish (prove)	dimostrare, accertare
to estimate	valutare, stimare
to examine	esaminare
to expand (enlarge)	espandere, ampliare
to expand (swell)	gonfiarsi
to expand (dilate)	dilatare
to experiment	sperimentare
to exploit	sfruttare
to explore (travel, search)	esplorare
to explore (examine)	indagare
to export	esportare
to expose, reveal	svelare
to expose, leave unprotected	esporre
to express	esprimere
to extend (enlarge)	estendere
to extend (lengthen)	prolungare
to extract	estrarre
to fade	scolorirsi, sbiadire
to fade (die out)	spegnersi, attenuarsi
to fail (break down)	guastarsi
to faint	svenire
to fear (be afraid)	temere, aver paura di
to fear (regret, dread)	temere
to feel (touch)	palpare, tastare, sentire
to fight (argue)	litigare
to fight (resist)	lottare, combattere
to fight (battle)	combattere
to finance	finanziare
to fine	multare
to fire (gun)	sparare
to fire, to sack (from job)	licenziare
to fit (install)	installare, fissare
to flash	lampeggiare, proiettare
to fly (an aircraft)	pilotare, volare
to fool (deceive)	ingannare, imbrogliare
to forbit	proibire, vietare
to force (compel)	forzare, costringere
to force (apply force)	sforzare, fare qc con forza
to found (launch)	fondare
to free	liberare
to freeze (not move)	gelare
to frighten	spaventare, impaurire
to gather (people)	radunare, radunarsi
to generate	generare
to go (time)	passare
to go (tune, lyrics)	fare
to gossip	spettegolare
to govern	governare
to graduate	laurearsi
to grant	concedere
to grip (hold tightly)	stringere
to grip (enthral)	avvincere, catturare l’attenzione
to guarantee	garantire
to guard	sorvegliare, fare la guardia a
to hang (execute)	impiccare
to harm (person)	far male a
to harm sth	dannegiare, nuocere a
to haunt (memory)	perseguitare
to haunt (ghost)	infestare, frequentare
to head (lead)	dirigere
to head (in a direction)	dirigersi
to heal	guarire, far guarire
to hesitate	esitare
to highlight	dare rilievo a
to hire (employ)	ingaggiare, assumere
to hold (detain)	trattenere, fermare
to hunt	cacciare, braccare
to identify (recognise)	identificare
to ignore	ignorare
to illustrate	illustrare
to implement	implementare
to import	importare
to impress	impressionare
to indicate	indicare, additare
to indicate (car)	segnalare
to influence	influenzare
to inspire	ispirare, infondere
to insult	insultare
to interact	interagire
to interfere	interferire
interpret (translate)	tradurre, fare da interprete
interpret (construe)	interpretare
to invade	invadere
to invent	inventare
to invest	investire
to investigate	investigare, indagare
to itch	prudere
to jump (startle)	fare un balzo/salto
to justify	giustificare
to keep (food, stay fresh)	mantenersi
to kneel	inginocchiarsi
to lack	mancare di
to launch (product, career)	lanciare
to launch (undertake)	intraprendere
to launch (ship)	varare
to lead (be winning)	essere in testa
to lead (manage)	condurre
to leak (fluid)	perdere
to leak (information)	far trapelare, rivelare
to lick	leccare
to limit	limitare
to link	collegare
to list	elencare
to load, upload	caricare
to lower	abbassare
to maintain	mantenere
to maintain (keep insisting)	sostenere
to manufacture	fabbricare, produrre
to mark (essay)	correggere
to mark (a map)	segnare
to measure	misurare
to melt	fondere, fondersi
to misunderstand	fraintendere, capire male
to mix (with people)	socializzare, mescolarsi
to move (home)	traslocare
to move (affect emotion)	commuovere
to mumble, mutter	borbottare, biascicare
to nod	fare cenno col capo
to obey	obbedire
to object	obiettare
to observe	osservare
to occupy (fill)	occupare
to occur (happen)	accadere, avvenire
to occur (come to mind)	venire in mente a
to offend	offendere
to oppose	opporsi a
to outline	delineare
to overcome	superare
to overlook (view from above)	guardare su
to overlook (building)	dare su
to overlook (not notice)	tralasciare, trascurare
to overlook (tolerate)	passare sopra, sorvolare
to overtake (car)	sorpassare
to overtake (assume control)	superare
to panic	lasciarsi prendere dal panico
to participate	partecipare a, prendere parte a
to pause (CD)	mettere in pausa
to peel	sbucciare
to photograph	fotografare
to poison	avvelenare
to pollute	inquinare
to pound	battere, strimpellare
to praise	lodare
to pray (hope)	supplicare, implorare
to present (give)	inferire, donare
to present (introduce)	presentare
to present (TV)	presentare
to preserve (protect)	proteggere
to preserve (conserve)	conservare
to pretend	fare finta, fingere
to process, deal with	vagliare, sbrigare, trattare
to progress (improve)	progredire
to progress (continue)	avanzare, progredire
to prohibit	proibire
to promote	promuovere
to propose (suggest)	proporre
to propose (marriage)	fare una proposta di matrimonio
to prove	provare, dimostrare
to punch	dare un pugno a
to purchase	acquistare
to qualify	qualificarsi, abilitarsi
to quarrel	litigare, discutere
to question, consult	interrogare
to question (feel doubt)	chiedersi
to queue	fare la fila/coda
to raise (money)	raccogliere
to rape	stuprare, violentare
to react	reagire
to rearrange (objects)	riordinare, risistemare
to rearrange (event)	fissare di nuovo
to rebel	ribellarsi
to reckon (believe)	credere, supporre
to reckon (calculate)	calcolare
to record (write down)	annotare
to record (music)	registrare
to reflect	riflettere
to regain (get back)	riguadagnare
to regain (retake)	riconquistare
to regard	considerare, giudicare
to reject (decline, send back)	respingere, rifiutare
to reject (discard)	scartare
to release (liberate)	liberare, rilasciare, scarcerare
to release (stop holding)	lasciare, mollare
to release (film)	far uscire
to remain	rimanere, restare
to remark	far notare, osservare
to remove (take away)	rimuovere
to remove (take off)	togliere
to renew	rinnovare
to repay (loan)	rimborsare, ripagare, restituire
to repay (kindness)	ricambiare
to replace (substitute)	sostituire, rimpiazzare
to replace (put back)	rimettere
to represent	rappresentare
to research	ricercare, fare ricerca
to resign (leave job)	dimettersi
to resign os to	rassegnarsi
to resist (refrain from)	resistere a
to resist (oppose)	opporsi a
to respond (reply)	rispondere
to respond (react)	reagire
to restore (repair)	restaurare
to restore (reinstate)	ristabilire
to restore (give back)	restituire
to restore (reactivate)	ripristinare
to reverse (vehicle)	fare retromarcia
to reverse (invert)	invertire, rovesciare
to review (opine)	recensire
to review (reconsider)	rivedere, riesaminare
to reward	ricompensare
to rewrite	riscrivere
to rip, tear	strappare, stracciare
to risk	rischiare
to roll	rotolare
to row (boat)	remare
to row (argue)	litigare
to rub	strofinare, sfregare
to ruin	rovinare
to rule	governare, dominare
to run (liquid)	scorrere
to rush	precipitarsi, andare in fretta
to satisfy	soddisfare
to schedule	programmare, fissare
to scratch (relieve itch)	grattare, grattarsi
to scratch (mark surface)	graffiare
to scratch (scrape)	raschiare
to search (scour, comb)	perlustrare
to search (frisk)	perquisire
to seize, grab, clutch	afferrare, ghermire
to sentence	condannare
to separate (move apart)	separare
to separate (divide, split)	dividere
to separate (split up)	separarsi
to set (solidify)	rassodarsi, indurirsi
to set (assign)	assegnare
to settle (resolve argument)	risolvere
to settle (decide)	decidere, stabilire
to settle (relax in comfort)	sistemarsi
to settle down to live	stabilirsi
to shiver	rabbrividire, tremare
to shock	scioccare, colpire
to shower	fare la doccia
to shrink	restringersi
to sigh	sospirare
to sit an exam	dare un esame
to skip (not do)	saltare
to skip (hop, jump)	salterellare
to slam	sbattere
to slap	schiaffeggiare
to slice	affettare, tagliare a fette
to smash	spaccare, fracassare, frantumare
to smell (sniff)	odorare, annusare
to sneeze	starnutire
to snore	russare
to soak (put in liquid)	mettere in ammollo
to soak (drench)	inzuppare, ammollare
to sob	singhiozzare
to socialise	socializzare
to sort	ordinare, smistare
to specialise	specializzarsi
to specify	specificare
to splash	spruzzare
to splash around	sguazzare
to squirt, spurt	schizzare
to split (divide)	dividere, ripartire
to split (tear)	spaccare, strapparsi
to sponsor	sponsorizzare
to spot	individuare
to spray	spruzzare
to spread (jam, glue)	spalmare
to spread (virus, info)	diffondere, propagare
to spread (scatter)	spargere
to spread (unfold, unfurl)	spiegare
to squash (flatten)	schiacciare
to squeeze (clench)	stringere
to squeeze (extract juice, etc)	spremere
to squash (squeeze, crush)	pigiare
to squeeze (wring)	strizzare
to squeeze oneself into	infilarsi
to stab	pugnare, accoltellare
to stamp (mark)	timbrare
to stamp (feet)	battere/pestare i piedi
to stare	fissare, guardare fisso
to state	affermare, dichiarare
to steer	dirigire, guidare
to stimulate	stimolare
to store	immagazzinare, conservare
to store (computer data)	salvare
to strain (muscle)	storcere
to strain (to sieve)	filtrare
to strain (make effort)	sforzare
to strengthen	rafforzare
to stress (syllable)	accentare
to stress (emphasise)	sottolineare, mettere in rilievo
to stretch (one's limbs)	stirarsi
to stretch sth	tendere, allungare, allargare
to strike (withdraw labour)	scioperare
to stroke	accarezzare
to struggle (try hard)	lottare, fare fatica
to struggle (thrash about)	dibattersi, lottare
to submit (propose)	presentare
to submit (yield)	sottomettersi, cedere
to substitute	sostituire
to suffer (pain)	soffrire
to suffer (experience)	submire
to suit (look good)	donare a
to suit (be right)	stare/andare bene
to supervise (direct)	sovrintendere
to supervise (monitor)	sorvegliare
to supply	fornire, rifornire
to survive	sopravvivere (a)
to suspect	sospettare
to suspend (interrupt)	sospendere
to suspend (hang)	appendere
to swallow	inghiottire
to swear (promise)	giurare
to swear (profanity)	imprecare, dire parolacce
to sweat	sudare
to sweep	scopare, spazzare
to swing	dondolare
to switch	cambiare
to tackle (deal with)	affrontare
to tackle (sport)	contrastare, placcare
to talk (speak)	parlare
to talk (converse)	conversare
to talk (chat)	chiacchierare
to talk (discuss)	discutere
to tap	picchiettare
to tease	stuzzicare, canzonare
to tease (make fun of)	prendere in giro
to tease (torment)	tormentare
to terrify	terrorizzare, atterrire
to test (try out)	provare
to test (examine, question)	esaminare
to test (check)	controllare
to threaten	minacciare
to tighten	stringere
to time (measure)	cronometrare
to tolerate	tollerare
to touch	toccare
to touch (feelings)	commuovere
to trade	commerciare
to train (as)	fare tirocinio (da)
to train (teach)	addestrare, istruire
to train (exercise)	allenarsi
to train (coach)	allenare
to transfer	trasferire, spostare
to transfer (relocate)	trasferirsi
to transform	trasformare
to transport	trasportare
to treat (behave towards)	trattare
to treat (medical)	curare, trattare
to treat (to gift)	offrire
to treat as (consider)	considerare
to tremble	fremere
to trick	imbrogliare, ingannare
to trip, stumble	inciampare
to underestimate	sottovalutare
to undo (cancel, reverse)	annullare
to undo (unfasten)	disfare, sbottonare, slacciare
to unlock	aprire con chiave
to untie	slegare
to update	aggiornare
to upgrade	rinnovare
to upset (bother)	disturbare
to upset (worry)	turbare, sconvolgere
to upset (sadden)	addolorare
to upset (tip over)	rovesciare
to value (esteem)	stimare, apprezzare
to value (appraise)	valutare
to vanish	vanire
to vary	variare
to wander	vagare
to warm	scaldare
to warm (reheat)	riscaldare
to watch	guardare
to watch (be careful)	fare attenzione
to watch (keep an eye on)	sorvegliare, tenere d'occhio
to water	annaffiare
to wear (clothes)	indossare, portare
to wear (erode)	logorare
to weigh (measure)	pesare
to weigh (consider carefully)	considerare
to weigh (burden)	gravare
to whisper	bisbigliare, sussurrare
to whistle	fischiare, fischiettare
to widen	allargare
to wipe (clean)	pulire
to wipe (dust)	spolverare
to wipe (scrub)	strofinare
to wipe (dry)	asciugare
to wipe/blow one's nose	soffiarsi
to witness (observe)	essere testimone di
to witness (sign to attest)	attestare
to worry	preoccupare, preoccuparsi
to wound	ferire
to wrap	involgere, avvolgere
to wrap (in paper)	incartare
to yawn	sbadigliare
to yell	urlare, sbraitare

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