"prendere alla lontana" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Italian]

Forms: prèndere alla lontana [canonical], prèndo alla lontana [first-person, present, singular], prési alla lontana [first-person, historic, past, singular], préso alla lontana [participle, past], avére [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to take distantly”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to take distantly}} “to take distantly”, {{lit|to take distantly}} Literally, “to take distantly” Head templates: {{it-verb|a\@|head=~alla lontana:~}} prèndere alla lontana (first-person singular present prèndo alla lontana, first-person singular past historic prési alla lontana, past participle préso alla lontana, auxiliary avére)
  1. (idiomatic) to say circuitously or long-windedly Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: protrarsi, straparlare, dilungarsi
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