d'assalto

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “of assault”.

Adjective

d'assalto

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see di,‎ assalto.
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 11, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa, Garzanti Libri:

     ... attraverso il divieto delle armi d'assalto e l'ascesa di Newt Gingrich, i diritti delle persone omosessuali e l'impeachment di Clinton – gli elettori americani e i loro rappresentanti si erano sempre più polarizzati.

     ... through assault weapons bans and the rise of Newt Gingrich, gay rights and the Clinton impeachment—America's voters and their representatives became more and more polarized.

     (literally, “... through the assault weapons ban and the rise of Newt Gingrich, the rights of homosexual people and the impeachment of Clinton – American voters and their representatives were increasingly polarized.”)

2. (idiomatic) inspired by resolve and intransigence; aggressive, driven, energetic (of a person, movement, etc.)

   giornalista d'assalto ― hard-hitting journalist