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falciare

to mow

verb fahl-CHAH-reh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: From Latin falx / falcis (sickle).

Also means

to cut down

Usage Note

Falciare takes avere in compound tenses: ha falciato l'erba. Figuratively it means to cut people down in large numbers — una malattia che ha falciato migliaia di vite — giving it a dramatic register beyond simple lawn-mowing.

Examples

"Il contadino falcia il prato ogni settimana."

Natural Translation

The farmer mows the meadow every week.

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