a scatti

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, at jumps.

Adverb

a scatti

  1. with sudden and irregular movements; jerkily
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Si mosse ancora su e giù a scatti, parecchie volte, guardando con smania la latrina.
      He made a few more jerky movements up and down, several times, casting a longing glance at the lavatory pan.
      (literally, “He still moved jerkily up and down, several times, watching the lavatory with longing.”)

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