stato d'animo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “state of soul”.

Noun

stato d'animo m (plural stati d'animo)

  1. state of mind; mood
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 27, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      ... anche questa volta apprezzai la disponibilità di Joe a opporsi allo stato d'animo prevalente e a fare domande difficili...
      ... I appreciated Joe’s willingness to buck the prevailing mood and ask tough questions...
      (literally, “... even this time I appreciated Joe's willingness to oppose the prevailing mood and to ask difficult questions...”)
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