estremista
The Italian word for extremist is estremista.
The word estremista refers to a person who holds extreme views.
Meaning: person who holds extreme views (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun estremista is invariable for gender, so the form remains the same for both masculine and feminine subjects. For plural use, estremisti is the form used for masculine or mixed-gender groups, while estremiste is used for groups consisting only of females.
Did you know?
- In Italian political history, the term estremismo was frequently associated with the 'years of lead' anni di piombo, a period of intense social and political turmoil from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
- In a sports context, an Italian might call a die-hard fan a tifoso estremo rather than an estremista, as the latter implies a dangerous or violent ideology.
- The root word estremo can describe not just a viewpoint, but also the 'extreme' end of a physical object or even the 'extreme' final moments of a person's life.
Examples in context
- Yanni pensa che l'Islam sia una religione estremista.Yanni thinks Islam is an extremist religion.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe a religion as extremist using estremista.Tatoeba #13136711 by Guybrush88, translation #9366013 by Amastan
- La protesta è stata infiltrata dagli estremisti.The protest was infiltrated by extremists.
- Non sopporto gli estremisti di nessun genere.I can't stand extremists of any kind.
- Quel gruppo ha idee radicaliste.That group has radical ideas.
- Non ascoltare quello che dice, è solo un fanatico.Don't listen to what he says, he's just a fanatic.
- Sta diventando sempre più fondamentalista nelle sue credenze.He is becoming increasingly fundamentalist in his beliefs.
- L'estremista ha criticato le nuove leggi.The extremist criticized the new laws.
- Non voglio parlare con un estremista.I don't want to talk to an extremist.
Example conversation
Giulia and Alessandro are discussing a news report at a cafe.
- GiuliaHai visto quel video dell'estremista?Did you see that video of the extremist?
- AlessandroSì, è stato molto violento.Yes, it was very violent.
- GiuliaAlessandro, non dovremmo guardare queste cose.Alessandro, we shouldn't watch these things.
- AlessandroHai ragione, Giulia, cambiamo argomento.You're right, Giulia, let's change the subject.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
