a tratti
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "at tracts."
Adverb
a tratti
- in intervals, by coming and going
- 2019, George Orwell, Nicola Gardini, transl., Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- Curioso come gli si affacciasse a tratti nella coscienza quell'orrore certo.
- It was curious how that predestined horror moved in and out of one’s consciousness.
- (literally, “Curious how that certain horror showed itself in intervals to his consciousness.”)
- è un dolore che compare a tratti
- it's a pain that comes and goes
- (literally, “that appears in intervals”)