Skip to content

deambulazione

walking

noun deh-ahm-boo-lah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From Latin deambulatio, 'a walking about'.

Also means

ambulation

Usage Note

Deambulazione is a medical and physiotherapy term for the act of walking; it appears in clinical assessments such as difficoltà di deambulazione ('difficulty walking'). It is not used in everyday conversation, where camminare (verb) is preferred.

Examples

"Il fisioterapista valuta la deambulazione del paziente."

Natural Translation

The physiotherapist evaluates the patient's walking.

Free starter pack

Building your Italian vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common Italian words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore Italian by topic