in alto

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, in high.

Adverb

in alto

  1. up (in the opposite direction of gravity)
    mani in alto!hands up!
  2. high (in an elevated position)
    mirare in altoto aim high
  3. (figurative, by extension) at/to a high point; in great shape or condition
    • 2020 August 25, Massimo Basile, “I repubblicani all'attacco della "sinistra socialista e radicale" di Biden. Haley: "Non siamo razzisti" [Republicans on the attack against Biden's "socialist and radical left". Haley: "We are not racists"]”, in la Repubblica:
      Tutti gli interventi sono stati costruiti per realizzare un quadro di Donald Trump, presentato come l'"uomo che ama l'America", "pensa agli altri", il leader giusto per "affrontare la pandemia" e riportare l'economia di nuovo in alto.
      All the interventions had been constructed to create a picture of Donald Trump, presented as a "man who loves America", "thinks of others", the right leader to "tackle the pandemic" and bring the economy back to a high point.

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