caricare

to load

verb kah-ree-KAH-reh Rare

Also means

to charge (a device)

Usage Note

Caricare covers loading cargo (caricare il camion), charging a battery (caricare il telefono), and uploading files (caricare un file). Its opposite is scaricare (to unload/download). It takes avere as auxiliary, and the hard 'k' sound is kept throughout: carico, carichi, carica.

Examples

"Devo caricare il telefono prima di uscire."

Natural Translation

I need to charge my phone before going out.

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