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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “of lookout”.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- in the position of a guard or reconnoiter from a place suitable for observation; on the lookout
- 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- «Non uscire allo scoperto. Ci potrebbe essere qualcuno di vedetta. Se restiamo dietro i rami non corriamo nessun pericolo.»
- "Don’t go out into the open. There might be someone watching. We’re all right if we keep behind the boughs."
- (literally, “"Don't leave out in the open. There could be someone on the lookout. If we stay behind the branches we don't run any risks."”)