trasalire

Italian

Etymology

tra- +‎ salire

Verb

trasalire

1. (intransitive) to jolt or jump out of sudden and intense emotion

   Synonyms: sobbalzare, sussultare, balzare, saltare, tremare, scattare, spaventarsi, impaurirsi

   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Trasalì e fu sul punto di gridare, attraversato da uno spasmo lancinante.

     He started and almost cried out. A pang of pain had shot through his body.

     (literally, “He started and was on the verge of yelling, traversed by a shooting spasm.”)

Anagrams

• alterarsi, risaltare, risalterà, tirarsela, traslerai