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cascare

to fall

verb kahs-KAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to fall for (a trick)

Usage Note

Cascare is a colloquial synonym of cadere (to fall), often preferred in informal speech. It also means 'to fall for' a trick or joke: non ci casco ('I'm not falling for it'). It takes essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: sono cascato/a. The expression cascarci (with a clitic) is very idiomatic.

Examples

"È cascata sul ghiaccio davanti a tutti."

Natural Translation

She fell on the ice in front of everyone.

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