navigare
to sail / to navigate
Advanced Verb
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Pronunciation
/na.viˈɡa.re/
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Cultural Note
Italy's maritime heritage runs deep. Italian navigators changed world history: Columbus (Colombo), Amerigo Vespucci, and Marco Polo were all Italian. Today, sailing ('vela') remains popular, particularly around Sardinia's Costa Smeralda and the Aeolian Islands. In modern Italian, 'navigare' also means to browse the internet ('navigare in internet').
📝 Example Sentences
Abbiamo navigato lungo la costa della Sardegna.
We sailed along the coast of Sardinia.
Cristoforo Colombo navigò verso il Nuovo Mondo.
Christopher Columbus sailed toward the New World.
È bello navigare al tramonto.
It's wonderful to sail at sunset.