a cavallo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a‿k.kaˈval.lo/

Adverb

a cavallo [+ di (object)]

1. on the back of (a draft animal, typically a horse); on horseback

   Synonyms: in groppa, in sella

   a cavallo di un mulo ― on muleback (literally, “on the back of a mule”)

   andare a cavallo ― to ride on horseback

2. astride

   Synonym: a cavalcioni

   sedere a cavallo di una sedia ― to straddle a chair (literally, “to sit astride on a chair”)

3. (idiomatic) around (a time period or place); at the turn (of)

   Fu a cavallo del decimo secolo.

   It was at the turn of the tenth century.

   Si trova a cavallo della valle.

   He is around around the valley.

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