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n. - An expressway in an Italian-speaking country.

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  • Other metaphoric reflexes can be seen in Italian autostrada, ` a skinny girl '(lit. ` highway') (because she has no curves), Italian ossigeno, ` money '(lit.
  • With the autostrada, this is now a mere two-hour commute.
  • Simchovitch was the driver, though, so the autostrada it was.
  • But where else can you go 150km/hr and still get passed on the “autostrada”?
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