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sbandato

drifter

noun zbahn-DAH-toh Rare
People & Society Community

Origin: past participle of sbandarsi (to go adrift, to disperse)

Also means

dropout

Usage Note

Sbandato as a noun describes someone who has lost their way in life — a drifter, dropout, or troubled individual without direction. As an adjective it means 'adrift' or 'scattered' (of a group). The plural is sbandati. It carries a tone of sympathy more than condemnation.

Examples

"Il centro aiuta gli sbandati del quartiere."

Natural Translation

The centre helps the drifters of the neighbourhood.

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