scavalcare

Definitions of scavalcare
  1. verb
    travel past
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    sfollare
    pass by, over, or under without making contact
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    andare avanti, avanzare, continuare, marciare, procedere, proseguire
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  2. verb
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    synonyms: colmare, coprire, dominare, ricoprire, soggiogare, sopraffare, subissare, trasportare, vincere
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  3. verb
    go upward with gradual or continuous progress
    synonyms: arrampicarsi, salire, superare
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    arrampicare, arrampicarsi, scalare
    climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
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    alzarsi, assurgere, elevarsi, innalzarsi, levarsi, montare, salire, sollevarsi, sorgere
    move upward
  4. verb
    go across or through
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    attraversare, coprire, oltrepassare, percorrere, valicare
    travel across or pass over
    infiltrarsi
    pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
    correre
    cover by running; run a certain distance
    precipitare
    move violently as through a barrier
    abbondare, eccedere, oltrepassare, passare, sconfinare, superare, trascendere, trasgredire
    pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
    guadare
    cross a river where it's shallow
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    andare, gire, ire, muovere, portarsi, recarsi, trasferirsi
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  5. verb
    move past
    synonyms: attraversare, passare, transitare, trasferirsi
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    costeggiare
    pass around or about; move along the border
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    andare, gire, ire, muovere, portarsi, recarsi, trasferirsi
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  6. verb
    pass by
    synonyms: correre, eclissarsi, fluire, intercedere, intercorrere, passare, scorrere, trascorrere
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    andare avanti, avanzare, continuare, marciare, procedere, proseguire
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  7. verb
    win a victory over
    synonyms: battere, debellare, sconfiggere, superare, vincere
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    dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, spiacere
    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
    conquidere, conquistare, debellare, vincere
    overcome by conquest
    debellare
    overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
    disperdere, sbaragliare, sgominare
    defeat disastrously
    abbindolare, accalappiare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    abbondare, eccedere, trascendere
    be or do something to a greater degree
    debellare, padroneggiare
    get on top of; deal with successfully
    battere
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
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