Italian verbs — C

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• cacciare to hunt
• cadere to fall
• calare to lower
• calciare to kick (especially a football / soccer ball)
• calcolare to calculate, work out
• calmarsi subside
• cambiare to exchange
• camminare to walk
• campeggiare camp
• cancellare to delete
• candidarsi stand
• cantare to sing
• capire to understand
• cascare to fall
• castigare punish
• catalogare to catalogue/catalog
• causare to cause
• cedere to withdraw
• celebrare to celebrate
• cenare to dine
• censurare ban
• cercare to look for
• certificare certify
• chattare to chat
• chiamare to call
• chiedere to ask
• chiudere to close
• cicatrizzare to cicatrize, to heal (a wound) by scar formation
• cifrare encrypt
• citare to summon
• codificare encode
• cogliere to pick
• collaborare to collaborate
• collegare to connect, to join together, to link, to link up
• collocare to place, sit
• colorare to colour/color, to dye
• colpire to hit
• coltivare to cultivate or grow
• comandare to rule
• combinare to combine
• cominciare to begin
• commemorare to commemorate
• commentare to annotate
• commercializzare to market
• commerciare to trade, deal
• commettere to commit
• commuovere to move (emotionally), to affect, to touch (emotionally)
• commuoversi to be moved, to be touched
• comparare to compare
• comparire to appear, to seem to be
• compassionare to feel pity or compassion (for someone)
• compensare to pay for
• compiacere to please, or gratify
• compiere to finish
• compilare to fill in
• complicare to complicate
• comporre to compose, compound
• compostare compost
• comprare to buy
• comprendere to comprise
• comprimere impact
• comunicare to communicate
• concedere to award, bestow
• concentrare to gather, assemble
• concimare manure
• concludere to conclude
• concorrere to converge, to gather together
• condannare to convict, sentence
• condire season
• condividere to share
• confermare to confirm
• confessare to confess
• configurare cast
• confinare bound
• confondere to mix up
• confrontare to compare
• confutare to confute
• congelare to freeze, congeal
• congiungere to conjoin, to unite, to splice
• congratulare to rejoice, to show happiness
• connettere to connect, to join, to link
• conoscere to know (people, places)
• conquistare to conquer
• consacrare hallow
• consegnare to give
• conservare to keep
• consigliare to advise, to suggest, to recommend, to counsel
• consistere consist
• consolare to console, to comfort
• consolarsi to console oneself, to take comfort
• consultare to consult, see
• consumare to consume, use
• contare to count
• contemplare to admire, contemplate
• contestare to contest, challenge
• continuare to continue
• contraddire to contradict
• contrarre to contract, to tense
• contrattaccare to counter-attack
• contrattare to negotiate
• contribuire to contribute
• controllare to check
• convertire to convert (all senses)
• convincere to convince
• cooperare to cooperate, collaborate
• coordinare to coordinate (all senses)
• coprire to cover
• coronare to crown
• correggere to correct
• correre to run [auxiliary essere or avere]
• corrispondere to correspond
• corrompere to corrupt
• corrugare knot
• costare to cost
• costernare to dismay or consternate
• costringere to force, to compel
• costruire to build
• creare to create
• credere to believe
• crepare to crack
• crescere to grow
• criticare to criticize
• crollare to shake
• cronometrare clock
• cucinare to cook
• cucire to sew
• cuocere to cook, to bake
• curare to treat
• custodire to guard; to look after