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guidare

drive

verb gwee-DAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Germanic 'witan', to show the way

Also means

lead

Usage Note

Guidare covers both driving a vehicle and leading or guiding people, e.g. guidare un team. Unlike English you don't need an object for the driving sense: non so guidare means 'I can't drive'.

Examples

"Mio padre guida la macchina."

Natural Translation

My father drives the car.

Literal Translation

My father drives the car.

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