in blocco

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in block”.

Prepositional phrase

in blocco

  1. in bulk
    Synonyms: all'ingrosso, in massa
  2. as a whole
    Synonyms: in massa, nell'insieme
    considerare il ritratto in blocco ― to consider the portrait as a whole
  3. wholesale
    • 2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 25:
      Questo lo rifiuto in blocco. Pensa a qualcosa che ti piace.
      I reject that out of hand. Think of something you like.
      (literally, “This I refute wholesale. Think of something you like.”)
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