Merrian-Webster
Main Entry: karst Pronunciation: \ˈkärst\ Function: noun Etymology: German, from Slovene dialect or Croatian dialect kras, kars, type of rock, region composed of such rock Date: 1902
: an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
— karst·ic \ˈkär-stik\ adjective
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A karstic river = a subterranean river
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Used in Italy primarily as a metaphor to define something gradual, hidden but active.
Il movimento carsico che da sempre percorre i sistemi sociali =
Social systems have always been crossed by karstic phenomena
Oggi prevale un movimento carsico e frammentario, che procede per mille piccole iniziative. Individuali, locali, di gruppo =
A fragmented and karstic movement prevails today, advancing through a thousand little individual, local and group initiatives
Il femminismo rimane come movimento carsico =
Feminism remain as a karstic activity
Signori della Corte, giuro, non sapevo di avere l’idea carsica di nuocere a mia suocera sin quando non mi sono trovato con il topicida in mano =
People of the Jury, I swear I had no perception of any karstic idea of mine to harm my mother-in-law until I found myself with the rat poison between my hands
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Do Fords have stics
