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traghettare

to ferry

verb trah-get-TAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

to transport across

Usage Note

Traghettare means to transport people or goods across a body of water by ferry. The noun is traghetto (ferry). Figuratively, it can mean to guide or carry someone through a difficult period: traghettare il paese fuori dalla crisi ('to steer the country out of the crisis'). Takes avere as its auxiliary. The double -t- comes from the gemination in traghetto.

Examples

"La barca traghetta i turisti sull'isola."

Natural Translation

The boat ferries tourists to the island.

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