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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “of assault”.
Adjective
d'assalto
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see di, assalto.
2020, Barack Obama, chapter 11, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:... attraverso il divieto delle armi d'assalto e l'ascesa di Newt Gingrich, i diritti delle persone omosessuali e l'impeachment di Clinton – gli elettori americani e i loro rappresentanti si erano sempre più polarizzati.- ... through assault weapons bans and the rise of Newt Gingrich, gay rights and the Clinton impeachment—America's voters and their representatives became more and more polarized.
- (literally, “... through the assault weapons ban and the rise of Newt Gingrich, the rights of homosexual people and the impeachment of Clinton – American voters and their representatives were increasingly polarized.”)
- (idiomatic) inspired by resolve and intransigence; aggressive, driven, energetic (of a person, movement, etc.)
- giornalista d'assalto ― hard-hitting journalist