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scampato

escaped, survived

adjective skahm-PAH-toh Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

narrow escape (noun use)

Usage Note

Scampato is the past participle of scampare (to escape, to survive), used as an adjective — uno scampato pericolo means a danger narrowly avoided, a near miss. As a plural noun, gli scampati refers to survivors of a disaster. The phrase per miracolo scampato (miraculously survived) is a fixed collocation.

Examples

"Fu uno scampato pericolo per tutta la famiglia."

Natural Translation

It was a narrow escape for the whole family.

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