Meaning
quick visit, quick trip
- a brief, hurried visit or quick trip somewhere
In a sentence
Faccio una scappata al supermercato prima che chiuda.
I'm popping over to the supermarket before it closes.
Se hai tempo, fai una scappata da noi stasera?
If you have time, will you pop round to our place tonight?
Non sono riuscito a fare una scappata a trovarlo.
I wasn't able to make a quick visit to see him.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scappata | feminine · singular |
| scappate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: used in casual spoken Italian.
- Almost exclusively used in the collocation 'fare una scappata (a/da)'.