Italian

trasalire

verb

Sussultare o sobbalzare improvvisamente a causa di una forte emozione o di uno spavento.

English: to jump, to start (to jolt or jump out of sudden and intense emotion)

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.
Al rumore improvviso, trasalì per lo spavento. — At the sudden noise, she started in fright.

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