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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “strike of hand”.
Noun
colpo di mano m (plural colpi di mano)
- ambush
- Synonyms: imboscata, agguato
- (figurative, by extension) clamorous, sudden action; surprise attack or maneuver
2020 September 19, Federico Rampini, “Addio alla giudice amata dai liberal, Trump all'assalto della Corte suprema [Farewell to the judge beloved by liberals, Trump to the assault of the Supreme Court]”, in la Repubblica:I democratici denunciano un colpo di mano, e ricordano un precedente: quando morì il giudice di destra Antonin Scalia nel febbraio 2016 mancavano nove mesi al voto ma i repubblicani al Senato boicottarono le nomine di Barack Obama insistendo che bisognava prima dare la parola agli elettori sulla scelta del nuovo presidente.- Democrats are denouncing a surprise maneuver and remember a precedent: when right-wing judge Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, there were nine months left to vote, but Republicans in the Senate boycotted Barack Obama's nominations, insisting that voters should first voice their choice of the new President.