di scatto

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “of jump”.

Adverb

di scatto

1. with a sudden immediacy or rush; quickly, abruptly
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Si separarono di scatto.

     They sprang apart.

     (literally, “They separated abruptly.”)

Related terms

• a scatti