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单词 a raffica
释义

a raffica

Italian

Etymology

Literally, at burst.

Prepositional phrase

a raffica

  1. (idiomatic) in rapid and uninterrupted succession; rapid-fire
    Synonym: a ripetizione
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 9, in Chicca Galli; Paolo Lucca; Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Plouffe, Axe e Gibbs li seguirono a stretto giro, e per diversi minuti li assecondai mentre snocciolavano a raffica i risultati Stato per Stato...
      Soon Plouffe, Axe, and Gibbs walked in, and I indulged them for several minutes as they rattled off state-by-state results...
      (literally, “Plouffe, Axe and Gibbs followed them soon after, and for several minutes I indulged them while they reeled off the state-by-state results rapid-fire...”)
    • 2020 September 30, Federico Rampini, “Il presidente Trump e la strategia della rissa nel dibattito. Così conta di recuperare lo svantaggio [President Trmup and the strategy of fighting in the debate. This is how he counts on making up for the disadvantage]”, in la Repubblica:
      È lecito temere un'elezione contestata, con un presidente che disconosce milioni di voti, cerca di invalidarli con ricorsi legali a raffica, magari sperando di risalire fino alla Corte suprema; e col rischio che la contesa scaldi le piazze.
      It is legitimate to fear a contested election, with a President who disowns millions of votes, tries to invalidate them through a series of legal challenges, perhaps hoping to go back to the Supreme Court; and with the risk that the dispute will heat up the streets.
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