a guidare

to drive

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phrase Common #5,427

to drive The infinitive guidare means “to drive.” The preposition a appears before it after verbs such as insegnare (to teach) and in expressions about how long an action takes.

IT: Mio padre mi ha insegnato a guidare.

EN: My father taught me to drive.

Imparò a guidare in Irlanda.

He learned to drive in Ireland.

Eri tu a guidare!

You were the one driving!

— Vivere! (1994)

Sei pronto a guidare?

Are you ready to drive?

— Die My Love (2025)

E mi sono messo a guidare.

And I started driving.

— F1 - Il film (2025)

Tom ha insegnato a Mary a guidare.

Tom taught Mary to drive.

Ho sentito dire che Tom sta imparando a guidare.

I heard that Tom is learning to drive.

Ha imparato a guidare in Irlanda.

He learned to drive in Ireland.

Cercai di convincere Tom a guidare.

I tried to convince Tom to drive.

Ho convinto Tom a guidare.

I convinced Tom to drive.

Lui imparò a guidare in Irlanda.

He learned to drive in Ireland.

Abbiamo fatto a turni a guidare l'auto.

We took turns driving the car.

Vieni a guidare le vacche!

Come and drive the cows!

— Va' e vedi (1985)

Quand'è stata l'ultima volta che ha insegnato a guidare?

When was the last time you taught someone how to drive?

Tom non è ancora molto bravo a guidare, vero?

Tom's not very good at driving yet, is he?

Sta imparando a guidare un'automobile.

He is learning to drive a car.

Sto imparando a guidare.

I'm learning to drive.

Dove ha imparato a guidare?

Where did you learn to drive?

Quanto le ci è voluto a guidare da qua a Tokyo?

How long did it take you to drive from here to Tokyo?

Dove avete imparato a guidare?

Where did you learn to drive?

Era Pietro a guidare quella notte.

It was Peter who was driving that night.

Imparai a guidare quando avevo quindici anni.

I learned to drive when I was fifteen.

Tom insegnò a Mary a guidare.

Tom taught Mary to drive.

Ce la fai a guidare?

Can you drive?

— Leviathan (2014)

Chi ti ha insegnato a guidare?

Who taught you to drive?

Chi vi ha insegnato a guidare?

Who taught you to drive?

Dille che io sto imparando a guidare.

Tell her I'm learning to drive.

Tom sta imparando a guidare.

Tom is learning to drive.

Le insegnerò a guidare un'automobile.

I will teach her how to drive a car.

Ayrton è pronto a guidare per la prima volta una vettura di Formula Uno.

Ayrton is ready to drive a Formula One car for the first time.

— Senna (2010)

Abbiamo fatto a turni a guidare.

We took turns driving.