"al limite" meaning in Italian

See al limite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “at the limit”. Compare French à la limite. Etymology templates: {{m-g|at the limit}} “at the limit”, {{lit|at the limit}} Literally, “at the limit”, {{cog|fr|à la limite}} French à la limite Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} al limite
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see al, limite.
    Sense id: en-al_limite-it-prep_phrase-pO7RDiSv
  2. in the last or extreme case; at best or at worst
    Sense id: en-al_limite-it-prep_phrase-0Mb25DGe Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Download JSON data for al limite meaning in Italian (1.5kB)

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          "english": "at the limit of one's patience",
          "text": "al limite della sopportazione",
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          "english": "12 pm cuts it close (literally, “12 pm is at the limit”)",
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          "english": "in the worst case, I will use the family computer",
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