strisciare
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verb
to rub [with contro ‘against’]
to crawl
to wheedle; to be obsequious; to curry favor
to drag
to scrape; to scratch
Used in the library
- I bambini strisciano sotto la siepe e nessuno li vede.The children crawl under the hedge and nobody sees them.B1Di nuovo, per favore (12) — Again, please (12) (B1)
- In gennaio bisogna strisciare sul ghiaccio, non camminare.In January you have to crawl on the ice, not walk.B1Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (B1)
- Un serpente può strisciare fino alla tenda, e non succede mai.A snake can slither as far as the tent, and it never happens.B1Di nuovo, per favore (18) — Again, please (18) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- abbassarsito lower or go down; to diminish; to reduce; to lower
- adulareto flatter, to adulate, to soft-soap
- graffiareto scratch; to bite
- leccareto lick
- lisciareto smooth; to pet (a dog, etc.)
- rasentareto skim (a line or a superfice); to hug (a coast, etc.)
- segnareto mark, mark out, or tick; to brand, to indicate, to signal, to line, to demarcate in order to better distinguish or identify
- sfiorareto brush over, to touch lightly; to skim over (a topic)
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