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How do you say "crawl" in Italian?
strisciare
In Italian, "crawl" is strisciare.
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Pronunciation
You'll hear strisciare said as stri-scia-re, with the accent parked on scia. The 'sci' combination softens to 'shee', similar to the English 'sh'.
Grammar notes
strisciare is a verb used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
Il bambino iniziò a strisciare sul pavimento.
The baby began to crawl across the floor.
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How to remember strisciare
Whenever you think of "The baby began to crawl across the floor.", let strisciare be the word that pops up first.
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Questions about strisciare
How do you pronounce strisciare?
You'll hear strisciare said as stri-scia-re, with the accent parked on scia. The 'sci' combination softens to 'shee', similar to the English 'sh'.
Is strisciare formal or casual?
strisciare is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is strisciare used in Italian?
strisciare is used the same way as the equivalent English verb. For example: Il bambino iniziò a strisciare sul pavimento. (The baby began to crawl across the floor.).
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