Italian Vocabulary of the Day: Raffica (gust / rapid series)

the word burst It is difficult to translate Italian to English using only one general term.

gust is a feminine noun.plural is gust.

Important to know burst Used to describe something that is ruthless, fast, and persistent.

For example, in weather terms, a gust of wind refers to strong a gust of wind. Another expression is a gust of windliterally “a gust of wind”.

The wind was blowing, and even the street lights shook.

The wind was so strong that even the street lights were shaking.

notes: you can also say A sort of a gust of wind (literally “a gust of wind”) or A sort of gust windy.

if the wind gusts rain (rain) or hail (hail), you can also say shower/hail No wind at all.

When talking about the bullet leaving the gun, you usually hear the translation burst, spray or volley.

• a burst of machine guns = The explosion of the machine gun
• barrage of bullets = a bullet

For topics other than weather and guns, you can use almost any equivalent of “A quick series/continuous…“. Here are some common examples:

• a series of insults = a flurry of insults
• a series of questions = a series of questions
• a series of protests = a wave of protests

The reporter asked the politician a series of questions.

Reporters posed a barrage of questions to the politician.

Finally, in photography, continuous shooting Indicates taking pictures in continuous mode.