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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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