percorrere
travel
verb pehr-KOHR-reh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'percurrere', to run through
Also means
cover
Usage Note
Percorrere means to travel along or 'cover' a distance, as in percorrere dieci chilometri ('to cover ten kilometres'). It is irregular like correre (past participle percorso) and emphasises the route covered rather than the destination.
Examples
"Percorriamo questa strada ogni giorno."
Natural Translation
We travel this road every day.
Literal Translation
We-travel this road every day.

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