salire
go up
verb sah-LEE-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin salire, 'to leap'
Also means
get on
Usage Note
Salire means 'to go up' or 'climb', and 'to board' a vehicle (salire sul treno). It is irregular (salgo, sali) and takes essere in compound tenses (sono salito). Its opposite is scendere.
Examples
"Saliamo le scale a piedi."
Natural Translation
We go up the stairs on foot.
Literal Translation
We-go-up the stairs on feet.
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