di corsa

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, of run.

Adverb

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di corsa

  1. quickly, hurriedly
    Synonyms: in fretta, velocemente
    • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 111:
      Un’ora dopo la porta d’ingresso fu spalancata e Gatsby, in completo di flanella bianca con camicia color argento e cravatta dorata, entrò di corsa.
      An hour later the front door opened nervously, and Gatsby in a white flannel suit, silver shirt and gold-colored tie hurried in.
      (literally, “An hour later the entrance door was opened wide and Gatsby, complete with white flannel with a silver-colored button-down shirt and a golden tie, entered hurriedly.”)

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