marciare
to march
verb mar-CHAH-reh Rare
Origin: French marcher (to walk, march)
Also means
to walk
Usage Note
Marciare refers to marching in a military or protest sense, and also to walking briskly or hiking. It uses avere as auxiliary (abbiamo marciato = we marched). The noun is la marcia (a march; also a gear in a car). Fare una marcia can mean both to go on a march and to go on a hike.
Examples
"I soldati hanno marciato per ore."
Natural Translation
The soldiers marched for hours.

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