a capo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, at head.

Adverb

a capo

  1. at the beginning of a new paragraph or new line

Noun

a capo m (invariable)

  1. new paragraph or new line
    Synonym: capoverso

Prepositional phrase

a capo

  1. (idiomatic) (with di) at the head (of)
    • 2020 August 3, Federico Rampini, “La procura di Manhattan indaga per frode bancaria sull'azienda di Trump. Presidente Usa: "Caccia alle streghe" [The Manhattan prosecutor's office investigates Trump's company for bank fraud. US President: "Witch hunt"]”, in la Repubblica:
      A capo della procura di Manhattan c’è un noto magistrato democratico, Cyrus Vance Jr., figlio di un ex segretario di Stato e già sotto i riflettori per l’inchiesta sull’ex direttore del Fondo monetario Dominique Strauss Kahn.
      At the head of the Manhattan prosecutor's office there's a well-known Democratic magistrate, Cyrus Vance Jr., son of a former Secretary of State and already in the spotlight for the investigation into the former Director of the Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss Kahn.

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