di vista

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “of sight”.

Prepositional phrase

di vista

1. by sight
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Li conoscevo appena, di vista.

     I barely knew them by sight.

2. only as a matter of impressions; superficially

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