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al tempo stesso



Definitions

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al tempo stesso
     1. adv. at the same time, together, at once, simultaneously
Analysis
al
     1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the
     2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient)
           risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese
           risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron
           pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic
     a
          1. prep. in
          2. prep. at
          3. prep. to
          4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
                A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter.
     il
          1. art. the
tempo
     1. n. time
     2. n. time, age, period
           bei tempi! - those were the days!
     3. n. part (of a film, show, etc.)
           primo tempo, secondo tempo - first part, second part (of a film)
stesso
     1. adj. same, equal
     2. adj. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself
     3. pron. (the same person) same, same person, same man
     4. pron. (the same thing) same, same thing
     5. adv. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway



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