arrabattarsi

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arrebatarse (to get angry).

Verb

arrabattàrsi (first-person singular present mi arrabàtto, first-person singular past historic mi arrabattài, past participle arrabattàto)

  1. to strive, to do all one can
    Synonyms: barcamenarsi, affaccendarsi, industriarsi

Conjugation

Further reading

  • arrabattarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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