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scossone

jolt, violent shake

noun skohs-SOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Scossone is an augmentative of scossa ('shake, jolt') and implies a more forceful or sudden movement — like the lurch of a bus or the jolt of an earthquake aftershock. Dare uno scossone ('to give a shake') is also used figuratively to mean 'to shake things up'.

Examples

"Il treno diede uno scossone improvviso."

Natural Translation

The train gave a sudden jolt.

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