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Casualverb

stalkare

to stalk (check someone's profile obsessively)

Literal Translation

"to stalk"

Formal Equivalent

controllare ossessivamente il profilo di qualcuno

Examples in Context

"Ho stalkerato il suo profilo per un'ora ieri notte."

"I stalked his profile for an hour last night."

"Non mi stalkare i follower, dai!"

"Don't stalk my followers list, come on!"

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Cultural Note

In informal Italian internet language, 'stalkare' is used lightheartedly to mean browsing someone's social media extensively. It does not carry the serious criminal connotation of actual stalking, though Italy does have strict anti-stalking laws ('atti persecutori').

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