Italian edit

Etymology edit

Literally, at the broad.

Adverb edit

alla larga

  1. at bay, at a distance, away, clear
    Synonyms: lontano, via, a distanza
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Se ti tieni alla larga da gente come me, riesci a campare per altri cinquant'anni.
      If you keep clear of people like me, you might stay alive for another fifty years.
      (literally, “If you keep away from people like me, you'll be able to make it for another fifty years.”)
  2. using circumlocution; in a roundabout way