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commerciare

to trade, to do business

verb kom-mer-CHAH-reh Rare

Also means

to deal (in goods)

Usage Note

Commerciare takes the preposition in when specifying the goods: commerciare in spezie ('to trade in spices'). It uses avere as auxiliary. The related noun is commercio (trade, commerce). Don't confuse with fare commercio which is more colloquial.

Examples

"La città commerciava in seta e spezie."

Natural Translation

The city traded in silk and spices.

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