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tresca

affair

noun TREH-skah Rare
People & Society Relationships

Also means

intrigue

Usage Note

Tresca originally referred to a type of lively folk dance but now primarily means a secret love affair or an intrigue (una tresca amorosa). The dance sense is archaic. It carries a negative connotation of secrecy and betrayal, stronger than relazione (relationship). The plural is tresche.

Examples

"La tresca tra i due fu presto scoperta."

Natural Translation

The affair between the two was soon discovered.

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