a morte
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to death”. Compare French à mort.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, morte.
- condannare a morte ― to sentence to death
- so as to cause death
- sparare a morte qualcuno ― to shoot someone to death
- (idiomatic, hyperbolic) to death
- annoiato a morte ― bored to death
- spaventato a morte ― scared to death