affilato
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]affilato (feminine affilata, masculine plural affilati, feminine plural affilate, superlative affilatissimo)
- sharp
- biting, mordant, barbed, sharp
- 2020 October 8, Anna Lombardi, “Kamala Harris contro Mike Pence: il dibattito. Scontro su Covid e tasse. Harris ribatte tre volte a Pence che la interrompe: "Ora sto parlando io" [Kamala Harris against Mike Pence: the debate. Clash on Covid and taxes. Harris retorts three times to Pence when he interrupts her: "I am speaking now"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- "Biden non l'ha mai combattuta" risponde affilato Pence infilando una delle poche frasi offensive della serata: "Biden è la cheerleader della Cina".
- "Biden never fought it" responds Pence, sharp, slipping in one of the few offensive sentences of the evening: "Biden is China's cheerleader".
- skinny, thin (chiefly of the face)
Participle
[edit]affilato (feminine affilata, masculine plural affilati, feminine plural affilate)