What does navigare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word navigare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use navigare in Italian.

The word navigare in Italian means sail, navigate, browse, surf, sail at full mast, play it by ear, make adjustments as necessary, sail with a tailwind, sail with a tailwind, sailing close-hauled, in a bad situation, in deep water, surf the web, surf the net, surf the Internet, swim in gold, surf the web, surf the net, surf the Internet, swim in gold, to be in deep trouble. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word navigare

sail

verbo intransitivo (imbarcazione: viaggiare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Navigavamo a vele spiegate alla volta di Surabaya.
We navigated with open sails towards Surabaya.

navigate

verbo intransitivo (nave o aereo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
L'aereo fu costretto a navigare lungo una rotta più lunga per evitare le perturbazioni.
The plane was forced to fly along a longer route to avoid the bad weather.

browse, surf

verbo intransitivo (usare internet) (Internet)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Con questo modem antiquato non riesco a navigare a velocità accettabile.
With this ancient modem I can't browse (or: navigate) at a decent speed.

sail at full mast

play it by ear, make adjustments as necessary

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La nostra azienda deve navigare a vista.
Our company has to play it by ear.

sail with a tailwind

sail with a tailwind

sailing close-hauled

(sailing)

in a bad situation, in deep water

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

surf the web, surf the net, surf the Internet

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non riesco a navigare in internet con questa connessione così lenta.
I can't surf the web with this slow connection.

swim in gold

surf the web, surf the net, surf the Internet

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quando ti deciderai a insegnare a tuo padre a navigare su internet?

swim in gold

to be in deep trouble

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