vaglio
See also: vagliò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (“stick, stake”).
Noun edit
vaglio m (plural vagli)
- sieve
- (figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny
- sottoporre al vaglio ― to screen (literally, “to put at scrutiny”)
- al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione
- there's also an episode of aggression under consideration
- la teoria non regge al vaglio
- the theory does not stand up to scrutiny
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
vaglio