scatenarsi

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ska.teˈnar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: sca‧te‧nàr‧si

Verb

scatenàrsi (first-person singular present mi scaténo, first-person singular past historic mi scatenài, past participle scatenàto)

  1. reflexive of scatenare
  2. to break (of a storm, etc.)
  3. to break out (of a revolt, etc.)
    la folla si scatena
    the crowd is breaking out (in violence)
    i manifestanti si scatenano contro la polizia
    the protesters are raging against the police
  4. to get enthusiastic or excited
    quando parlo di sport, si scatena
    when I speak of sports, he gets excited
  5. (sports) to show skill and ability to the utmost
    il centrattacco si scatena e segna sei gol
    the center forward is showing his skill by scoring six goals
  6. (informal) to go wild
    le ragazze si scatenano
    the girls are going wild
  7. to unleash (the imagination, etc.)
    quando legge, l'immaginazione si scatena
    when he reads, his imagination is unleashed (lit. unleashes itself)
  8. to flare up (of an emotion, etc.)
    l'ira del prigionero si è scatenata contro la guardia
    the prisoner's anger flared up against the guard

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