B1 — Intermediateverb
emigrare
to emigrate
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
trasferirsipartirespostarsilasciare il paese
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
immigraretornarerestarerimpatriare
Usage note
'Emigrare' = to leave one's country. 'Immigrare' = to arrive in a new country. Both take essere in compound tenses. 'Migrare' is the neutral/general term.
Example
"Molti italiani emigrarono in America nel Novecento."
"Many Italians emigrated to America in the twentieth century."
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