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cavalcare

to ride (a horse)

verb kah-val-KAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to ride (a wave, an opportunity)

Usage Note

Cavalcare primarily means to ride on horseback, but is widely used figuratively: cavalcare l'onda del successo (to ride the wave of success). It uses avere as the auxiliary. The agent noun is cavalcatore (rider, horseman).

Examples

"Sa cavalcare il cavallo da quando era bambino."

Natural Translation

He has known how to ride a horse since he was a child.

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