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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “at the stars.”
Prepositional phrase
alle stelle
- in or to a great quantity or degree; sky-high, through the roof
- prezzi alle stelle ― prices through the roof
- afa alle stelle ― sweltering heat (literally, “sky-high mugginess”)
2023 July 18, The Editorial Board, “Salario minimo, il governo lo affossa: “Non ha copertura”. Le opposizioni bloccano i lavori. Caos per la frase di Tajani: “Non siamo l’Urss” [Minimum wage, the government dismisses it: "It does not have funding". The opposition blocks the proceedings. Chaos ensues after Tajani's statement: "We are not the USSR"]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:Interviene direttamente in commissione Lavoro alla Camera la deputata del M5S Chiara Appendino: “In Italia il lavoro povero è una piaga sociale, parliamo di 4,5 milioni di persone povere da lavoro e il governo non sta facendo nulla, come su caro vita, caro bollette e mutui schizzati alle stelle...."- M5S Deputy Chiara Appendino spoke up directly to the House Labor Committee: "In Italy, staying poor while working is a social scourge, we are talking about 4.5 million people in the working poor, and the government is not doing anything even regarding the soaring costs of living, bills, and skyrocketing mortgages...."
Usage notes
- Often preceded by verbs of motion such as andare (“to go”) or salire (“to rise”).
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