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salire

go up

verb sah-LEE-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin salire, 'to leap'

Also means

get on

Usage Note

Salire means 'to go up' or 'climb', and 'to board' a vehicle (salire sul treno). It is irregular (salgo, sali) and takes essere in compound tenses (sono salito). Its opposite is scendere.

Examples

"Saliamo le scale a piedi."

Natural Translation

We go up the stairs on foot.

Literal Translation

We-go-up the stairs on feet.

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