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risalire

climb back up

Andare di nuovo verso l'alto o tornare verso la parte superiore di qualcosa che si era sceso.

Definition & meaning

Risalire has several related meanings:

  • To go back up or climb again: return to a higher place.
  • To go upstream: travel against the current of a river.
  • To trace back or work back to: identify the origin or cause of something.
  • To date back to: have originated at a particular time.

Grammar & Word origin

Risalire is an irregular verb formed from the prefix ri- (“again” or “back”) and salire (“to go up”). In compound tenses it generally takes essere when used without a direct object, and avere when used with one.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonyms: tornare su means “to go back up”; derivare can mean “to originate from,” but does not express the act of tracing something back.
  • Antonyms: scendere means “to go down”; discendere can mean “to descend” or “to derive from,” depending on context.

Common phrases & collocations

  • risalire la corrente — to go upstream
  • risalire a — to trace back to, or to date back to
  • risalire alle origini — to trace something back to its origins

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Examples

Dobbiamo risalire la collina piano piano.verb

We must climb back up the hill slowly.

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