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spinto

pushed; daring

adjective SPEEN-toh Rare

Also means

risqué

Usage Note

Spinto is the past participle of spingere (to push) used as an adjective meaning 'bold' or 'risqué' — una commedia spinta is a raunchy comedy. The seed lists it as a noun with feminine gender, but it functions primarily as an adjective with four forms: spinto / spinta / spinti / spinte.

Examples

"Il film ha alcune scene piuttosto spinte."

Natural Translation

The film has some rather risqué scenes.

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