sulla difensiva in Italian

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Etymology: Literally, “on the defensive”. Compare French sur la défensive. Etymology templates: {{m-g|on the defensive}} “on the defensive”, {{lit|on the defensive}} Literally, “on the defensive”, {{cog|fr|sur la défensive}} French sur la défensive Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} sulla difensiva

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      "expansion": "Literally, “on the defensive”",
      "name": "lit"
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  "lang": "Italian",
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  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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        {
          "english": "\"What'd I do to her?\" he asked, defensive.\n(literally, “\"And what would I have done to her?\" he asked, on the defensive.”)",
          "ref": "2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 81",
          "text": "«E che cosa avrei fatto io a lei?» ha chiesto, sulla difensiva.",
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        "(sports, also figurative) on the defensive"
      ],
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      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sulla difensiva"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "on the defensive"
      },
      "expansion": "“on the defensive”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "on the defensive"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “on the defensive”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "sur la défensive"
      },
      "expansion": "French sur la défensive",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “on the defensive”. Compare French sur la défensive.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "sulla difensiva",
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        "Italian multiword terms",
        "Italian prepositional phrases",
        "Italian terms with quotations",
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          "ref": "2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 81",
          "text": "«E che cosa avrei fatto io a lei?» ha chiesto, sulla difensiva.",
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      ],
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"sulla difensiva" meaning in Italian

Prepositional phrase