arrabattarsi
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish arrebatarse (“to get angry”).
Verb
arrabattàrsi (first-person singular present mi arrabàtto, first-person singular past historic mi arrabattài, past participle arrabattàtosi)
- to strive, to do all one can
- Synonyms: barcamenarsi, affaccendarsi, industriarsi
Conjugation
Conjugation of arrabattàrsi (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading
- arrabattarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana