intravisto

glimpsed, half-seen

adjective een-trah-VEES-toh Rare

Usage Note

Intravisto is the past participle of intravedere (to catch a glimpse of), used adjectivally to describe something seen only partially or fleetingly. It often implies uncertainty — something sensed rather than clearly observed. The feminine form is intravista, plural intravisti/intraviste.

Examples

"Una figura intravista nell'ombra lo spaventò."

Natural Translation

A figure glimpsed in the shadow frightened him.

Literal Translation

A figure glimpsed in-the shadow him frightened.

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