A2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
salire
to go up, to climb, to get on (transport)
Looks like
to sail
to travel on water using wind power
⚠️ The trap
'Salire' means to go up or board a vehicle — nothing to do with sailing. The phonetic similarity with 'sail' is accidental. For sailing use 'navigare a vela'.
To say "to travel on water using wind power" in Italian:
navigare a vela, andare in barca a vela (for to sail)
"salire" in English means:
to go up, to climb, to get on (transport)
Example
"Sali sull'autobus al capolinea."
"Get on the bus at the terminus."
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