saltare agli occhi

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to jump to the eyes. Compare French sauter aux yeux.

Verb

saltàre agli occhi (first-person singular present sàlto agli occhi, first-person singular past historic saltài agli occhi, past participle saltàto agli occhi, auxiliary èssere)

  1. to jump out, stand out
    • 2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa, Garzanti Libri:
      Ogni volta che vedevi i Biden insieme, saltava subito agli occhi quanto la sua famiglia sostenesse Joe e quanto quest'ultimo fosse orgoglioso di Beau, all'epoca procuratore generale del Delaware e astro nascente della politica statale, di Hunter, legale a Washington, di Ashley, assistente sociale a Wilmington, e dei suoi splendidi nipoti.
      Every time you saw the Bidens together, it immediately stood out how much his family supported Joe and how proud he was of Beau, then Delaware Attorney General and rising star of state politics, of Hunter, Washington attorney, of Ashley, Wilmington social worker, and of his beautiful grandchildren.