al pari di

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at the equal of”.

Prepositional phrase

al pari di

1. like, as... as

   sei intelligente al pari di Lawrence

   you are as intelligent as Lawrence (is)

   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 14, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Al pari di Angela Merkel, Sarkozy si era fatto strada fino a diventare il capo del centro-destra, vincendo le elezioni presidenziali con una piattaforma che includeva politiche economiche liberiste, maggiore flessibilità sul lavoro, un taglio delle tasse e uno Stato assistenziale meno pervasivo.

     Like Merkel, Sarkozy had made his name as a leader of the center right, winning the presidency on a platform of laissez-faire economics, looser labor regulations, lower taxes, and a less pervasive welfare state.

     (literally, “Like Angela Merkel, Sarkozy made his way to becoming the head of the center right, winning the presidential election with a platform that included liberalist economic policies, great work flexibility, a tax cut and a less pervasive welfare state.”)

Anagrams

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