Italian

sussulto

noun

Movimento improvviso e involontario del corpo causato da paura, sorpresa o emozione intensa.

English: start (jump from fright)

  • Si è svegliato con un sussulto dopo l'incubo. — He woke up with a start after the nightmare.
  • Un sussulto percorse la folla quando scoppiò il tuono. — A start ran through the crowd when the thunder crashed.
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