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B1 — Intermediate Time & Life

Ripartire da capo

To start all over again

Literal Translation

"To restart from the head"

What it means

Used when everything that has been done must be abandoned and the work begun afresh.

Example in context

"Il progetto era così compromesso che abbiamo dovuto ripartire da capo."

"The project was so compromised that we had to start all over again."

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