di scatto

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “of jump”.

Adverb

di scatto

  1. with a sudden immediacy or rush; quickly, abruptly
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Si separarono di scatto.
      They sprang apart.
      (literally, “They separated abruptly.”)
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