d'alto bordo
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “having a high side or board”, originally said of ships.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (figurative) influential, high-profile
- 1959, Indro Montanelli, “Demostene [Demosthenes]”, in Storia dei Greci [History of the Greeks], 39th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 396:
- Ma poi diventò il legale del grande banchiere Formione e, non avendo più bisogno di soldi, si consacrò soltanto a processi celebri in difesa di clienti d’alto bordo, fra i quali la Libertà.
- But then he [Demosthenes] became the lawyer of the great banker Phormio, and – no longer needing money – he dedicated himself only to famous trials, in defense of high-profile clients, such as Liberty.