abitare
live
verb ah-bee-TAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin habitare
Also means
reside
Usage Note
Abitare means to dwell or reside somewhere, used with a before a city (abitare a Roma) or in before a country or street. It refers to where you live, not to being alive, which is vivere.
Examples
"Abito a Firenze da due anni."
Natural Translation
I've lived in Florence for two years.
Literal Translation
I-live at Florence from two years.
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