sbattersi

Italian

2/5 · Coarse

What it means

Work hard or go to considerable trouble.

Literally “throw oneself about”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.

Pronunciation Heard as “sbat tair see”

English spellings approximate sounds and omit some contrasts. Use as retrieval hints, not authoritative pronunciation.

Used as Coarse / informal
How it's used

Colloquial effort idiom; other senses exist.

How strong is it? 2/5 · Coarse

Colloquial effort idiom; other senses exist. Ratings are contextual editorial estimates, not calibrated probabilities.

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