"a morte" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “to death”. Compare French à mort. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to death}} “to death”, {{lit|to death}} Literally, “to death”, {{cog|fr|à mort}} French à mort Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} a morte
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, morte.
    Sense id: en-a_morte-it-prep_phrase-p6t1ocDZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 0 34
  2. so as to cause death
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  3. (idiomatic, hyperbolic) to death Tags: excessive, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-a_morte-it-prep_phrase-xl9c99Qj Categories (other): Italian hyperboles, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 21 0 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 0 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 0 63
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