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Italian word

via

street, road (address prefix); also 'away' / 'off'

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via (preposition in English = by way of)

via = by way of, through (preposition)

⚠️ The trap

English uses 'via' only as a preposition ('via London'). Italian 'via' is also the noun for a street (used in addresses), and can mean 'away' (vai via! = go away!). 'Via aerea' = by air, 'via mare' = by sea.

To say "via = by way of, through (preposition)" in Italian:

Via Roma / via aerea

"via" in English means:

street, road (address prefix); also 'away' / 'off'

Example

"Abito in Via Garibaldi, numero dodici."

"I live at 12 Via Garibaldi Street."

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