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Italian
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Prepositional phrase
1.2.1
Usage notes
Italian
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
at rest
”
. Compare
French
au repos
.
Prepositional phrase
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a
riposo
retired
Synonym:
in
riposo
(
humorous
)
out of
use
(because a
product
is
broken
, etc.)
Usage notes
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The English "at rest" is not translated as "a riposo" in Italian. In
physics
, a body "at rest" is said to be in a "stato di
quiete
" (state of peace/rest).
Categories
:
Italian lemmas
Italian prepositional phrases
Italian multiword terms
Italian humorous terms