a perdita d'occhio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at loss of eye”. Compare French à perte de vue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a‿pˈpɛr.di.ta ˈd‿ɔk.kjo/

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Prepositional phrase

a perdita d'occhio

1. as far as the eye can see; vast, long, or boundless
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Il rispetto mistico che sentiva per lei si mescolava con la vista del cielo pallido, limpido, disteso oltre i comignoli a perdita d'occhio.

     The mystical reverence that he felt for her was somehow mixed up with the aspect of the pale, cloudless sky, stretching away behind the chimney-pots into interminable distance.

     (literally, “The mystical respect that he felt for her got mixed with the sight of the pale, bright sky, stretched out beyond the chimneys as far as the eye can see.”)