il capro espiatorio

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Keith

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the noun, il capro espiatorio, which means scapegoat. See the noun used below in its context:

Tante persone credono che Bradley Manning sia un capro espiatorio dietro il quale si nasconda un problema più grande.

So many people believe that Bradley Manning is a scapegoat behind which hides a much larger problem.

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