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Aug 13, 2021
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Today's Parola del giorno

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 is the adjective, pungente, which can mean the following depending on the context:

  • bitter

  • prickly

  • stinging

You can see the adjective used in its various contexts, both figurative and literal, below:

Stai lontano dai cactus! I suoi aghi pungenti provocano molto dolore!
Stay away from the cactus! It's prickly needles cause a lot of pain!

Eravamo sopra alla montagna e un freddo pungente ci penetrava nelle ossa.
We were in the mountains and a bitter cold was penetrating our bones.

La satira pungente di Daniele Luttazzi è malvista dai politici sia di destra che di sinistra.
The stinging satire of Daniele Luttazzi is disliked by politicians of the right more than the left.

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Hi all, just a reminder that posts will be intermittent throughout August (I’ll do my best to post a few times a week) as I finish my up my dissertation. I hope to be done in August or early September.

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