a cavallo

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Italian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧vàl‧lo

Preposition

Template:it-prep (di)

  1. on horseback of; (to ride) a horse
    a cavallo di <nome del cavallo>on horseback of <horse name>
    andare a cavalloto ride a horse
  2. (idiomatic) around (a time period or a place), at the turn of (a time period or a place)
    era a cavallo del decimo secolo(it) was around/at the turn of tenth century (literally, “(it) is on horseback of tenth century”)
    si trova a cavallo della valle x(he/she/it) around/at the turn of the valley x (literally, “(he/she/it) on horseback of the valley x”)