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cacciare

hunt

verb kahch-CHAH-reh Less Common
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Origin: from Latin 'captiare', to try to catch

Also means

chase away

Usage Note

Cacciare means to hunt game, but also to throw someone out, as in cacciare via ('to chase away') or cacciare di casa ('to kick out of the house'). Colloquially cacciare i soldi means to cough up the money. It is a regular -are verb.

Examples

"Vanno a cacciare nel bosco."

Natural Translation

They go hunting in the woods.

Literal Translation

They-go to to-hunt in-the woods.

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