a dir tanto

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word a dir tanto. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word a dir tanto, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say a dir tanto in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word a dir tanto you have here. The definition of the word a dir tanto will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofa dir tanto, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to say much.

Adverb

a dir tanto

  1. used to suggest an overstatement
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      In tutto, l'incidente era durato, a dir tanto, mezzo minuto.
      The whole incident could not have taken as much as half a minute.
      (literally, “All told, the incident lasted, to exaggerate, half a minute.”)

Anagrams