vaglio
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See also: vagliò
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From vagliare, from Vulgar Latin *valliāre, from Latin vallus, from Proto-Indo-European *wal- (“stick, stake”).
Noun
vaglio m (plural vagli)
- sieve
- (figurative, by extension) examination, scrutiny
- sottoporre al vaglio ― to screen (literally, “to put at scrutiny”)
- al vaglio c'è anche un episodio di aggressione
- there's also an episode of aggression under consideration
- la teoria non regge al vaglio
- the theory does not stand up to scrutiny
Derived terms
- vaglietto
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vaglio
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