a scatti
Italian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “at jumps”.
Adverb
edit- 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.”)