Word: effetto
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After initially tricking Tosca into believing that Cavaradossi has been unfaithful, Scarpia exults, “Ho accetto l’effetto!” (I’ve achieved the effect!), borrowing the language of Cavaradossi’s work to describe his plotting as a representation of some inner vision. Scarpia’s plan almost works, but, famously, it is derailed when Tosca stabs him after pretending to acquiesce to his advances. Tosca only does so, however, after forcing Scarpia to provide for Cavaradossi’s release and their escape together, planning a future where...
Many political commentators viewed the results as a national retreat from the left. Perhaps the most significant reason for the Communists' defeat was the loss of the effetto Berlinguer, the sympathy vote for charismatic Communist Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer, who died shortly before the 1984 European Parliament elections. Today the party is led by Ales- sandro Natta, a colorless political veteran. Commentators surmised that the effetto Natta had hurt the party as much as the effetto Berlinguer had previously helped...
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