provarci
Italian
editVerb
editprovàrci (pronominal, first-person singular present ci pròvo, first-person singular past historic ci provài, past participle provàto, auxiliary avére)
- first-person plural infinitive of provarsi
- (colloquial) to make a sexual or relational advance; to flirt; to hit on
- ci ha provato propio con lei
- he flirted just with her
- (derogatory) to try to swindle or cheat (someone)
- quel strozzino ci ha provato con noi
- that loan shark tried to cheat us
- (informal) to try to learn something, generally by asking an expert in the field
- (informal, humorous) try to convince someone to say or do something; to dare