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(andare su) to go(irregular) up; (venire su) to come(irregular) up; (arrampicarsi) to climb; ~ al piano di sopra to go upstairs; ~ al terzo piano to go o come up to the third floor; sei salito a piedi? did you walk up? sei salito in ascensore? did you come up in the lift BE o elevator AE? è salito al valico in bicicletta he cycled up to the pass; ~ su una scala to go up o climb a ladder; ~ su un albero, una montagna to climb up a tree, a mountain
(montare su un mezzo) ~ in to get in(to) [auto]; ~ su to get on [autobus, treno, moto, bicicletta];
to go aboard, to board [nave, aereo]; non è mai salito su un aereo he’s never been on a plane; ~ a bordo to go on board
(levarsi) [nebbia] to rise(irregular);
[fumo] to rise(irregular) up;
[razzo] to climb; (sorgere) [sole] to rise(irregular), to climb; l’aria calda fa ~ i palloni aerostatici warm air makes balloons rise; il sangue gli salì al viso blood mounted to his cheeks
(essere in salita) [strada, terreno] to go(irregular) uphill, to climb, to rise(irregular)
(crescere, aumentare) [temperatura, prezzi, numero] to rise(irregular), to go(irregular) up, to climb;
[febbre] to go(irregular) up;
[marea] to rise(irregular), to come(irregular) in, to come(irregular) up; fig. [tensione, pressione] to rise(irregular), to mount;
[sentimento, emozione] to mount, to surge; ~ alle stelle [prezzi] to shoot up, to skyrocket, to soar; fare ~ i prezzi to send prices up; fare ~ la tensione fig. to raise the tension o temperature
fig. (progredire) ~ di grado to rise in rank; ~ nella stima o considerazione di qcn. to rise in sb.’s estimation; ~ in classifica [squadra] to improve one’s ranking; ~ al trono to accede to the throne, to mount o ascend form. the throne; ~ al potere to come to power
tr. to go(irregular) up, to climb [scale]; ~ le scale di corsa to run up the stairs.